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holliek

What are people learning for cy-pres - I'm fairly lost with it!!

TemptationWaits

holliek wrote: »

What are people learning for cy-pres - I'm fairly lost with it!!

I think the most important thing is to know the difference between initial and supervening impossibility. The wikipedia page is surprisingly helpful!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy-pr%C3%A8s_doctrine_in_English_law

lawless11

Do you think I can skip the residence rights in the licence chapter? I don't understand how it works, the general/special right and what it does... Kind of useless if I can't apply it.

holliek

TemptationWaits wrote: »

I think the most important thing is to know the difference between initial and supervening impossibility. The wikipedia page is surprisingly helpful!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy-pr%C3%A8s_doctrine_in_English_law

What cases are you learning for initial failure - there's so many I don't know which are important etc

Pollylou75

Hi all, I'm trying to cram for equity, I'd be eternally grateful for advice on the topics not to bother going in to the exam without knowing. Are there any tips for this exam. I'm trying to decide if I should sit the exam or not. I've concentrated so much on my other three exams I've really not prepared well for this one.

MagicThree18

xBell123 wrote: »

HELP is this enough for property:

Succession
AP
Family Property
Co-ownership
Land reg
Easements
Finding / treasure trove
Mortgages

Really worrying that Im skimming it too broadly and wondering if I should do equity and notice??

I'm doing the exact same topics. We are virtually guaranteed two questions on succession and one on adverse possession (assuming the new examiner doesn't drastically depart from past exams, which he didn't do last year).

That leaves us looking for two from Family Property, Co-ownership, Land Registration, Easements, Mortgages and Finding. Land Registration wasn't on the last paper and the mortgages question last year was a niche sub-topic. City Colleges have cautioned all of its students to be ready for a full-blooded mortgages question.

I think we have enough. In any event I've run out of time (still doing mortgages here) so it will have to do.

MagicThree18

Pollylou75 wrote: »

Hi all, I'm trying to cram for equity, I'd be eternally grateful for advice on the topics not to bother going in to the exam without knowing. Are there any tips for this exam. I'm trying to decide if I should sit the exam or not. I've concentrated so much on my other three exams I've really not prepared well for this one.

Injunctions. The entire topic.

holliek

I was thinking of leaving out purpose trusts for equity - thoughts?

sapphire309

MagicThree18 wrote: »

I'm doing the exact same topics. We are virtually guaranteed two questions on succession and one on adverse possession (assuming the new examiner doesn't drastically depart from past exams, which he didn't do last year).

That leaves us looking for two from Family Property, Co-ownership, Land Registration, Easements, Mortgages and Finding. Land Registration wasn't on the last paper and the mortgages question last year was a niche sub-topic. City Colleges have cautioned all of its students to be ready for a full-blooded mortgages question.

I think we have enough. In any event I've run out of time (still doing mortgages here) so it will have to do.

If that is the case, do you reckon we could cut out another topic? I'm hoping to do all the same, but still have to learn all Succession, Land Registration, Finding and Co-Ownership... Or is leaving one out just too risky?

holliek

What are people covering for resulting trusts?

MagicThree18

sapphire309 wrote: »

If that is the case, do you reckon we could cut out another topic? I'm hoping to do all the same, but still have to learn all Succession, Land Registration, Finding and Co-Ownership... Or is leaving one out just too risky?

Finding is a tiny subject that comes up very regularly so definitely don't cut that. Land Reg is a straight-forward subject that wasn't on the last paper. And you'd be crazy to cut Succession. That leaves Co-ownership. It was on that last paper. If you have to cut something that's probably your best bet, but it's exactly that, a gamble.

Vegetarian2017

Criminal
How did everyone find it?
I felt i identified all the issues but did mix up some stuff like said say s15 of the act when it was say s12 eeeek. I named the act correctly but not the section..not sure how much they penalise you for memory loss if you have identified the issue plus the offence? Also like for the part iv of question six i didn't cover this topic but said it was contempt in face of court and scandalising to lower the publics opinion of judges of the court. No caselaw.
Any previous people who passed making these mistakes? I answered five questions but some answers were like 2 pages only as ran out of time.


Re property
I am covering same as posters above except land reg.
Not sure il bother with family either. Have little time.

Teamhrach

TemptationWaits wrote: »

I think the most important thing is to know the difference between initial and supervening impossibility. The wikipedia page is surprisingly helpful!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy-pr%C3%A8s_doctrine_in_English_law

CY-PRES - Not learning a lot, the bare minimum in case of it forming part of a PQ or note. Just doing the minimum because I think I'm okay with knowing other topics quite well (hopefully before the exam).

lawlad101

I know people have talked about this before but just to clarify - you can definitely drop legislation in on the morning of the exam and get it an hour into the exam? I heard people say this before the exams started but my letter says that they have to be handed in between 9-1 on the day before the exam.

Kind of freaked out about it, badly need my 1965 and 2009 acts for tomorrow!

Teamhrach

lawlad101 wrote: »

I know people have talked about this before but just to clarify - you can definitely drop legislation in on the morning of the exam and get it an hour into the exam? I heard people say this before the exams started but my letter says that they have to be handed in between 9-1 on the day before the exam.

Kind of freaked out about it, badly need my 1965 and 2009 acts for tomorrow!

YES!

holliek

Anyone able to summarise cy-pres for me - very confused!! Esp the initial failure part

lawlad101

Teamhrach wrote: »

YES!

Exactly what I wanted to hear

Teamhrach

lawlad101 wrote: »

Exactly what I wanted to hear

I cba going into the deets.....:rolleyes:

sapphire309

Regarding family protection, my manual has a good few pages on declarations and searches and power of the the court to deal with property. Are these necessary to learn for family home?

Teamhrach

sapphire309 wrote: »

Regarding family protection, my manual has a good few pages on declarations and searches and power of the the court to deal with property. Are these necessary to learn for family home?

Possibly with the new examiner but I wouldn't get too hung up on it unless you know your other topics well.

PollybeeCullen

How did criminal go for everyone today? Would anyone mind saying what questions came up? Thank you!

LawBoy2018

No kind soul has a spare copy of the legislation for Property? I'll pay top dolla! Mine never came in time

nailforhammer

Quick question on succession law and joint tenancy survivorship. If the family home is owned by a joint tenancy can the surviving spouse say he/she owns the house through survivorship and thus the deceased spouse was not entitled to include as part of legal right share?

As in can the surviving spouse say they are entitled to 1/3 (1/2 if no kids) of the rest of the estate in addition to the house because the house wasn't the deceased's to give away due to the law of survivorship?

LawStudent2018

nailforhammer wrote: »

Quick question on succession law and joint tenancy survivorship. If the family home is owned by a joint tenancy can the surviving spouse say he/she owns the house through survivorship and thus the deceased spouse was not entitled to include as part of legal right share?

As in can the surviving spouse say they are entitled to 1/3 (1/2 if no kids) of the rest of the estate in addition to the house because the house wasn't the deceased's to give away due to the law of survivorship?

Yes is the simple answer

MagicThree18

Gonna have to toss mortgages aside. It's just not clicking for me and I'm eating into the time that I need to revise the subjects that I do have a grasp on.

So I'm going in with:

Succession
Adverse Possession
Finding
Co-ownership
Family Property
Registered Land
Easements.

I'm cutting it close.

jewels652

MagicThree18 wrote: »

Gonna have to toss mortgages aside. It's just not clicking for me and I'm eating into the time that I need to revise the subjects that I do have a grasp on.

So I'm going in with:

Succession
Adverse Possession
Finding
Co-ownership
Family Property
Registered Land
Easements.

I'm cutting it close.

I decided to cut mortgages as well. I just couldn’t get around it. I hope if it comes up the other topics that I have will be enough.
Best of luck tomorrow.

lawlad101

Does lease/licence distinction ever come up?
We made a big deal about it in college so I have a good knowledge of it! Just haven't seen many mention it

Vegetarian2017

Mortgages
Literally thought same as previous posters just now. Am putting it aside and focusing on other topics will go back to it then for an overview, if i have time.

sapphire309

Starting to panic about property. I lulled myself into a false sense of security thinking it was predictable and easy to pass. I've learnt co-ownership, mortgages, adverse possession, family home, easements but still to learn succession & land reg (will have a glance over finding if I have time). That being said, the topics I've 'learnt', I'm far from confident on them. Hoping for a miracle tonight.
Does anyone have advice for answering questions?

Vegetarian2017

sapphire309 wrote:

Starting to panic about property. I lulled myself into a false sense of security thinking it was predictable and easy to pass. I've learnt co-ownership, mortgages, adverse possession, family home, easements but still to learn succession & land reg (will have a glance over finding if I have time). That being said, the topics I've 'learnt', I'm far from confident on them. Hoping for a miracle tonight. Does anyone have advice for answering questions?

You have alot more covered than me.