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Northern Child

Ownleme wrote: »

Yeah. Oh that's good news thanks. I just thought the only start date was April so that if you didn't have your results from March by then you had to wait till the following year.

im a bit confused...certain firms advertise an april and sept start date, so if you asked them, you could potentially start after the results of the march sitting? when are the march results out does anyone know?

JR Space

Hi..Could anyone tell me where I could buy the permitted legislation for Company Law without spending a small fortune? I know it's not essential but Company is my last exam to pass so I want to cover all angles.
Any replies much appreciated.

Northern Child

I bought mines on amazon and i think it was around 85....make sure you get the most recent one as i had an older set of the acts purchased, thank god i got the new one as it really was needed for examinership

JR Space

Thanks for that Northern Child. I shall look on amazon and try to get a deal. Hopefully it won't be much more that as I have already spent a small fortune to get this far. Grrr!

chops018

JR Space wrote: »

Thanks for that Northern Child. I shall look on amazon and try to get a deal. Hopefully it won't be much more that as I have already spent a small fortune to get this far. Grrr!

If you live in or near Dublin then go into Hodges Figgis and you can get a brand new copy for €95. The law section in that book shop is brilliant.

plee2013

Thinking of re starting study for fe1- did c. 5 years ago and passed 2 easy enough- company & constitutional.

Any advice for taking 3 in March sitting - and hoping for the best?

Where can i get manuals- do online via the lectures from a college?

Or wait until Summer? and relax in between- what prep could I do in between if i not start now?

chops018

plee2013 wrote: »

Thinking of re starting study for fe1- did c. 5 years ago and passed 2 easy enough- company & constitutional.

Any advice for taking 3 in March sitting - and hoping for the best?

Where can i get manuals- do online via the lectures from a college?

Or wait until Summer? and relax in between- what prep could I do in between if i not start now?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056512376&page=13

is the thread where people sell manuals, grids, sample answers notes etc.

As for going for 3 this March, I reckon go for it. You do know you have to sit 4 and pass 3, so you can't just pay for 3.

Anyway if you have the determination and the time then I reckon 8 weeks is enough time to have a stab at 3. Bear in my you should be covering everything, there is no room for leaving stuff out.

I think you should give the March exams a go and try get as much done as you can before them and then if you don't get the 3 just chalk it off as a trial run and say you have the experience of being in the room and sitting them and seeing how you are at doing 5 questions in three hours. If anything it will put you in a better position for the next round and you will have a head start on study. Who knows you could get the 3 this time around.

dinemo6

chops018 wrote: »

If you live in or near Dublin then go into Hodges Figgis and you can get a brand new copy for €95. The law section in that book shop is brilliant.

Where is that book shop in Dublin??
Might have a look in there.....
Although I'm a sucker for buying new shiney books - their need or use questionable!!

chops018

dinemo6 wrote: »

Where is that book shop in Dublin??
Might have a look in there.....
Although I'm a sucker for buying new shiney books - their need or use questionable!!

It's on Dawson Street. It's a brilliant book shop.

sorchauna

JR Space wrote: »

Hi..Could anyone tell me where I could buy the permitted legislation for Company Law without spending a small fortune? I know it's not essential but Company is my last exam to pass so I want to cover all angles.
Any replies much appreciated.

I got mine on adverts second hand for €60. Also some of the college bookstores would have second hand copies so if your around a college check them out.

JCJCJC

plee2013 wrote: »

Thinking of re starting study for fe1- did c. 5 years ago and passed 2 easy enough- company & constitutional.

Any advice for taking 3 in March sitting - and hoping for the best?

Where can i get manuals- do online via the lectures from a college?

Or wait until Summer? and relax in between- what prep could I do in between if i not start now?

Check your times and eligibility against the Lawsoc's rules - you must begin the FE1s within five years of graduating, or pass the preliminary exam. Good luck with it - I'm a recovering public servant too.

Northern Child

JCJCJC wrote: »

Check your times and eligibility against the Lawsoc's rules - you must begin the FE1s within five years of graduating, or pass the preliminary exam. Good luck with it - I'm a recovering public servant too.

JC I don't know how you motivated yourself for these tests after a career in the PS!

sorry to plague everyone with these repeated constitutional questions, I prob should set up my own forum at this rate...looking at the pastpapers here and one from march 2008 q1- one of the issues is whether you can waive the right to a jury trial? i know its possible to waive rights in some instances, but does anyone know the law on a jury trial and whether or not this can be waived? thanks

leitrimjoe90

Northern Child wrote: »

JC I don't know how you motivated yourself for these tests after a career in the PS!

sorry to plague everyone with these repeated constitutional questions, I prob should set up my own forum at this rate...looking at the pastpapers here and one from march 2008 q1- one of the issues is whether you can waive the right to a jury trial? i know its possible to waive rights in some instances, but does anyone know the law on a jury trial and whether or not this can be waived? thanks

there is a section in it in kellys book if u have it!

JCJCJC

Northern Child wrote: »

JC I don't know how you motivated yourself for these tests after a career in the PS!

Well, there's no longer any such thing as a career in the PS, that's how ;-)

Atlantic Titanium

Northern Child wrote: »

JC I don't know how you motivated yourself for these tests after a career in the PS!

sorry to plague everyone with these repeated constitutional questions, I prob should set up my own forum at this rate...looking at the pastpapers here and one from march 2008 q1- one of the issues is whether you can waive the right to a jury trial? i know its possible to waive rights in some instances, but does anyone know the law on a jury trial and whether or not this can be waived? thanks

apart from the exceptions (minor offense, Special Criminal Court and Military Court), you have to elaborate on the issue of a fair trial in this question, I think.

KoukiKeith

EU Case Grid incl. March 2012

1.Microsoft – 5
2.Simmenthal – 3
3.Altmark – 3
4.Kobler – 3
5.ERTA - 4
6.Van Gend en Loos - 4
7.Zhu & Chen – 3
8.Marshall – 3
9.P Kadi – 3
10.Laval – 3
11.Bar – 1

Factorame III, Rothley, Schmidberger, Association belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats & Others also came up. Would be the jawb if someone could add in the cases from Oct' 2012?

Strawberry Fields

laval, association belge and zambrano were up in October.

crosshair12

October 12 case note cases were:

Van Gend en Loos
Tobacco Advertising
Kobler
Laval
Kadi/al Barakaat
Test-Achats
Zambrano
Commission v.Govt. of Gibraltar and UK

Caoileann

Is anyone going to the seminar in Blackhall on Friday?
Random question but I don't know the city at all and I was wondering if anyone knew what bus to take to get there from UCD?
Thanks!

JCJCJC

Caoileann wrote: »

Is anyone going to the seminar in Blackhall on Friday?
Random question but I don't know the city at all and I was wondering if anyone knew what bus to take to get there from UCD?
Thanks!

Yes is the answer to the first question. According to Dublinbus.ie, this is the answer to the second random one:
01 Walk approximately 50 metres from UCD, Campus to UCD, Campus
02 Take Bus (39a:Towards Ongar): from UCD, Campus to Blackhall Place, Law Society

Randon good deed to a stranger for today ;-)
It's between the Museum and Smithfield stops on the Luas.


Hope that helps..

Procrastastudy

If you end up on the Quays you went too far

A.Cullen

Hey, just another quick question about the TC seminar. Are people going in suits or is it more casual? Thanks a million!

JCJCJC

A.Cullen wrote: »

Hey, just another quick question about the TC seminar. Are people going in suits or is it more casual? Thanks a million!

No uggs anyway, after that it's up to yourself ;-) I think Hogzy will be wearing Valentino, I haven't decided yet - Armani or Versace...

Amre17

JCJCJC wrote: »

No uggs anyway, after that it's up to yourself ;-) I think Hogzy will be wearing Valentino, I haven't decided yet - Armani or Versace...

Love it!! I have the ball gown ready to go myself ;-)

On a serious note though Im not planning on going in work attire.. just my daily smart casual.. Anyone else thinking along the same lines?

Fe1exams

Mankini

JCJCJC

Amre17 wrote: »

Love it!! I have the ball gown ready to go myself ;-)

On a serious note though Im not planning on going in work attire.. just my daily smart casual.. Anyone else thinking along the same lines?

Jeans and jumper - the forecast is awful ;-)

leitrimjoe90

hi all does anyone know anyone that offers one to one tuition for the fe1s, specifically eu, company and constitutional? in the dublin or northern area! thanks

JCJCJC

Well in Dublin it'd be hard to beat the various prep schools which specialise in FE1 preparation - there are at least three, speaking for myself I got on well with GCD, I didn't attend the others. In Galway, there are usually loads of people offering FE1 grinds, often post-grad students etc. If you specifically want tutoring in Leitrim, I'd say you should start the hunt in the colleges for a person from Leitrim doing a post-grad who would tutor you at weekends etc when they are presumably home.

frustratedTC

Does anyone know from Murray v UK when adverse inferences from silence cannot be drawn? and when they can.

Fe1exams

leitrimjoe90 wrote: »

hi all does anyone know anyone that offers one to one tuition for the fe1s, specifically eu, company and constitutional? in the dublin or northern area! thanks

Yeah there are quite a few people doing grinds in Dublin. Try the law society website. The link below:

http://www.lawsociety.ie/Documents/education/hbs/FE-1GrindsList.pdf

Also if you do a course - some colleges do free repeats and others don't > check it out - might save you some expense!
Perhaps a bit of a waste to enroll on a course now at this late stage as they started some time ago... The Colleges will be happy for you to join up now but that might or might not be in your best interest.
Best of luck