FE1 Exam Thread (Read 1st post!) NOTE: YOU MAY SWAP EXAM GRIDS

JayFE1 wrote: »

Yeah, it’s so long. You’d nearly get Property and Company for the price of Constitutional! Tort is long too but 13 topics had me confident and it all worked out. I was at 20 topics for Cons before I cut it to 16. The questions are so mixed too so you end up having little tag alongs on the main topics. It’s like Criminal Law on steroids for the mixing! What have you left out? The major ones I’ve left out are Religion, Association & Assembly, Interpretation although I kinda use a sliding scale when studying so the likes of Locus Standi wouldn’t be getting as much attention as say The Family. I don’t know what you think about the case note Q but I’m looking at that for a guaranteed Q. The course is that long that surely it will work with us for that Q.

I'm leaving out religion, assembly/ assoc. too
And then so far I'll also leave out family, education, mootness of cases, right to life and elections
Will probably try and avoid case notes unless I'm 100% sure of the cases

Lawlaw12 wrote: »

I'm leaving out religion, assembly/ assoc. too
And then so far I'll also leave out family, education, mootness of cases, right to life and elections
Will probably try and avoid case notes unless I'm 100% sure of the cases

I wouldn’t leave out the family myself but look isn’t this the problem with Constitutional - you could make a case for every topic but obviously can’t study everything. I wish ya the best of luck anyway and hopefully in 6 days time the FE1s are history for you, me and many others. ðŸ˜.

any advice on whether i could leave any of these out for equity??

- Specific Performance (with rectification)
- secret trusts
- proprietary estoppel
- donatia mortis cause
- strong v bird
- 3 certainties
- injunctions (interloc, mandatory, quia timet)
- charitable trusts (with cy pres)
- undue influence
- trusteeship
- tracing
- quistclose

Fe123 wrote: »

I’m leaving out secret trust, estoppel, undue influence

perfect might do the same! are you doing any ones i left out?

rickmatt wrote: »

Very same, so hard to break down in comparison to Company (I sat yesterday too)

I'm thinking covering a few essay areas like - Const. Interpret. - Pres - AG - Due Course of Law - Referendum law - Equality

Then have a good general knowledge of the rest for Pq's

Leaving out Case note q, don't know how to focus that

Otherwise I'm leaving out Findings of Unconst., Remedies, Right of Unborn, Inviolability of Dwelling, Association

Any tips for what else to cover on essays, as the exam format is 4 essay 3 pq's and a case note - I feel covering the essays is a good chance of getting the pass

How did Company go for you?

Yeah, I see where you’re coming from but I do have to say that AG / President and Interpretation are essentially the one question. They’re definitely due a run however it’s a bit like Schrödinger's cat - at this moment in time all possibilities are simultaneously alive but on the day only one may exist. I’m just saying from your 6 topics the absolute maximum you would get is 4 (TDC, Referendum and Equality plus X from the trio above).

I’ve done The Family, Children, President / AG, Referendums, Trial in Due Course, Livelihood / Property, Int. Relations, NDD, Duty to Give Reasons, Equality, Privacy, FoE inc Journalist Sources, Right to Die, Access to Courts, Fair Procedures, Bodily Integrity. I also have other topics like Locus Standi mixed into past questions e.g. it came up with Int relations one sitting.

In terms of focusing a case note - you’re talking 1-2 lines on the facts, the arguments advanced and then the main legal principle that came from the case. Then what it affected e.g. if your case note is JC then when finished talk about it overturning Kenny and so on. When I done EU, I wasn’t bovvered with it but I feel it could be a god send in Constitutional. Imagine getting something like McGee in a case note. Aw, man, that would be a right touch!

Aside from what you’ve mentioned, Article 42A, Uncons evidence, NDD (although the last sitting got one) would be something to look at for an essay. There was a general essay on Trial in Due Course in one of the past sittings that would be horrible if we got it - maybe my sense of foreboding is strong or maybe it’s not but I did prepare for that worst case. 2020 be like that.

rickmatt wrote: »

I felt Company was a nice paper overall, had all the bases covered and was very comfortable with 7 of the 8.

Thanks for the heads up with regards Interpretation and PRes/AG, I'll take it on board.

I take it you are doing the Case Note Q? Do you mind telling me what cases you are covering for the case note? It does seem a bit easier than EU but I feel it can be a but random all the same.

Constitutional case note q is probably the trickiest to predict on the course. I think the same case has only come up twice on one occasion.

Here are some recent ones that would be worth knowing, the examiner does tend to include recent significant decisions:

Kerins/O'Brien/Mohan/Zalewski (vs. WRC and also vs. Adjudication Officer)/Jordan/Simpson/Rowland/McKelvey/Nolan.

Hope its of some help

Lawlaw12 wrote: »

Thanks a mil for sharing that!

I just have Zalewski down once (challenging both the order made in their WRC case and the constitutionality of WRC), do you know is Zalewski v WRC just an appeal of Zalewski v Adjudication Officer?

Sorry if that's a really stupid question, my brain is absolutely fried

They deal with two different issues. Zalewski v Adjudication Officer concerns locus standi whereas the WRC case considers judicial powers.

Apologies, that's just off the top of my head. There should be some more info online

Fe1user5555 wrote: »

Has anyone started the exam past 10am? If so did you get the full 3 and a half hours

I think someone on this thread said that they logged in late a few pages back and they were given the full time

Healyjhow wrote: »

Anyone who’s done an exam with legislation do we just hold it up as we use is? Was kinda hoping to just throw it down next to the laptop and transcribe as needed but worried about cheating

I did company and didn't show it at all, figured they would have asked if they wanted us to do that.

Healyjhow wrote: »

Anyone who’s done an exam with legislation do we just hold it up as we use is? Was kinda hoping to just throw it down next to the laptop and transcribe as needed but worried about cheating

I just held it up at the start to show it didn’t even flick through it then put it beside my laptop

Aoibhin511 wrote: »

I've done all my proctorio checks and the next button says begin exam now. Can anyone tell me what happens after I click that? Is it just a count down to 10am? Can I still study?

Yes you can still study.. the camera is on but you are just in a waiting lobby that has a countdown timer until the exam starts.

What are people's thoughts on the likelihood of resulting trusts/presumption of advancement coming up for Equity?

FE1Lordthe2nd wrote: »

I was thinking of cutting out:

Certainty of Terms
Intention to Create Legal Relations
Formal & Evidentiary Requirements
Capacity
Privity
Duress
U.D. & Unconscionable Bargain
Illegal Contracts
Void Contracts
Agency

What do people think?

Personally I’m covering capacity and UD and formal requirements because they could be due a run and are quick enough to learn but leaving out the rest

IgoPAP wrote: »

Easement by necessity?

I said Necessity and Wong v Beaumont - and also common intention - A restaurant needs working sewage pipes, and should have been the common intention of the parties if they had considered it.

'Twas a fairly predictable paper. Good luck to all and well done to everyone so far, and I'm sure you've all smashed it so don't over analyse after the fact