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

rightytighty

Just got the email from the Law Society about carrying forward passes from before the rules changed for this sitting. If they’ve accepted some already as I’ve read they have, you’d wonder on what basis they can then refuse applications?

milktray22

Hi all, does anyone have sample answers for Contract and Property? .
Can swap notes, grids and papers for Constitutional, EU, Tort, Criminal, Company and Equity thanks!

Blue_pens17

Hey, does anyone know what the pass rate is like for Constitutional? Doesn't appear in the exam reports...

vid36

Blue_pens17 wrote: »

Hey, does anyone know what the pass rate is like for Constitutional? Doesn't appear in the exam reports...

Look up the Peart report, but from what I remember approximately 70%

EAA123

Does anyone have a copy of the equity paper from October 2019?

can swap for tort

rightytighty

EAA123 wrote: »

Does anyone have a copy of the equity paper from October 2019?

can swap for tort

I think I have it in hard copy, I can send photos?

JimmyJazzz

rightytighty wrote: »

Just got the email from the Law Society about carrying forward passes from before the rules changed for this sitting. If they’ve accepted some already as I’ve read they have, you’d wonder on what basis they can then refuse applications?

I'm also curious about this if anyone can shed some light?

spygirl

JimmyJazzz wrote: »

I'm also curious about this if anyone can shed some light?

I haven't heard of anyone who was refused once they applied for the exemption. Maybe someone else could confirm if they had a request to carry over refused. I have not heard of one yet. I know people who carried just one pass, and some who have carried from March 2018 sitting.

rightytighty

spygirl wrote: »

I haven't heard of anyone who was refused once they applied for the exemption. Maybe someone else could confirm if they had a request to carry over refused. I have not heard of one yet. I know people who carried just one pass, and some who have carried from March 2018 sitting.

Yeah I think they might just be trying to make it sound less of a formality, fingers crossed anyway - I wasn’t going to bother trying until they emailed

JohnsKite

Does anyone in Galway have a copy of the companies act I could borrow for the exams?

Lcork23

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know what came up in property October 2019? Also, would anyone have any tips out what you could possibly leave out topic wise?

user115

If anyone could pass on just the outline of the UCD Constitutional update I would really really appreciate it! Really struggling with trying to cut down topics

Thanks

ArthurDayne

jus_me wrote: »

In an ABSOLUTE panic. Realised I missed the deadline to submit my application... will they still accept it? Has anyone applied late? All advice welcome

Wouldn’t panic to be honest. I know people who have applied over 2 weeks late and got sorted. Just get in touch with the Law Society and they’ll get you in.

iamanengine

jus_me wrote: »

In an ABSOLUTE panic. Realised I missed the deadline to submit my application... will they still accept it? Has anyone applied late? All advice welcome

Yes they will accept a late application.

Jeremiah25

What do we reckon for constitutional my good people?

By far the most tedious topic!!

shambles2020

EAA123 wrote: »

Hi

I have contract stuff and I am looking for equity ?

I have equity sample answers and an up to date grid.

sm333

Hi all

On my (HOPEFULLY) last sitting and worried about topics for Constitutional as I really need to pass this round. Would I be save with;

SOP, Interpretation, property rights, equality, family, JR + Unconstitutionally, amending Constitution, freedom of expression/assembly/expression, President/AG.

Obviously you can never be certain but is this along the lines of what people are covering?

Thanks!!

Jeremiah25

sm333 wrote: »

Hi all

On my (HOPEFULLY) last sitting and worried about topics for Constitutional as I really need to pass this round. Would I be save with;

SOP, Interpretation, property rights, equality, family, JR + Unconstitutionally, amending Constitution, freedom of expression/assembly/expression, President/AG.

Obviously you can never be certain but is this along the lines of what people are covering?

Thanks!!

Looks good!

I have something similar covered but would look at fair procedures too!

channing90

Lcork23 wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know what came up in property October 2019? Also, would anyone have any tips out what you could possibly leave out topic wise?

I only answered succession (very well) 2qs on it, adverse possession, easements and co ownership, plus had learned finding and licenses and family home, easiest exam I have done, succession is nearly guaranteed 2 questions and adverse possession is another guaranteed so you have 3 questions basically going in.

DFMCD190384

Hi, does anyone have any predictions for Contract and Equity?

Legaleagle37

Does anyone know if Kerins judgment made an appearance on October Con paper? Are we expecting it for March?

user115

To the person who asked was it too late to submit application form, I submitted mine 10 days before the exams started and got it okay, I wouldn't stress.

user115

Does anyone have a copy of the paper from the last sitting of Constitutional?

iamanengine

sm333 wrote: »

Hi all

On my (HOPEFULLY) last sitting and worried about topics for Constitutional as I really need to pass this round. Would I be save with;

SOP, Interpretation, property rights, equality, family, JR + Unconstitutionally, amending Constitution, freedom of expression/assembly/expression, President/AG.

Obviously you can never be certain but is this along the lines of what people are covering?

Thanks!!

So I have notes done for -

Interpretation
President/AG
Oireachtas
Courts
SOP
Referendums
Unenumerated Rights
Personal Rights
Fair Procedure
Freedom of Expression
Equality
Family/Education
Property Rights
Religious Freedom
Proportionality
Judicial Review

I'm thinking I'll probably need to cut this down a bit. On the other hand I'm wondering if I should cover Trial in Due Course...it's so hard to know what to cover

user115

Equity

Would I be covered with following:
- Trusteeship
- Injunctions all of them
- Express Trusts
- Resulting Trusts
- SP
- Proprietary estoppel
- Rectification
- Undue

What is Equity like to study? I had a look through the manual and other than Injunctions the other topics don't seem that long, about 10 to 15 pages average. I heard equity is meant to be really hard and I heard people having to sit it numerous times to pass... I presumed topics would be super long, what's people's thoughts on it to study and is the above similar to what others are covering?

jus_me

user115 wrote: »

To the person who asked was it too late to submit application form, I submitted mine 10 days before the exams started and got it okay, I wouldn't stress.

Thank you!!

supercreative

user115 wrote: »

Equity

Would I be covered with following:
- Trusteeship
- Injunctions all of them
- Express Trusts
- Resulting Trusts
- SP
- Proprietary estoppel
- Rectification
- Undue

What is Equity like to study? I had a look through the manual and other than Injunctions the other topics don't seem that long, about 10 to 15 pages average. I heard equity is meant to be really hard and I heard people having to sit it numerous times to pass... I presumed topics would be super long, what's people's thoughts on it to study and is the above similar to what others are covering?

I don't know what you'd leave out for it, and it's a pain in the ass, but Purpose Trusts (especially charitable and cy pres but really all of it) is fairly frequent - Oonagh Breen is an expert in the area and seems determined to put it on the paper almost all the time.

CiaranS93

Does anyone have typed EU notes? I have types notes in every other subject in return

Jeremiah25

Anyone any idea what was on the Equity paper in October?

Thanks!

Aoaoaoao2019

Hi, does anyone have sample answers for equity? Can swap for others, thanks!

Hamerzan Sickles

Hamerzan Sickles wrote: »

Off the top of my head (no idea where my exam paper is now) -

Quistclose Trusts
Mandatory Interlocutory Injunctions
Tracing
Promissory Estoppel
Specific Performance
Charitable Trusts
Short Answer Q, two of which were Re Hastings Bass and Strong v Bird
Secret Trusts (?)

The above are not in order of how they came up in the exam. I'm not certain of the last question being secret trusts but if you search back to October in this thread, I remember someone posting all of the topics per question -- that person did say that constructive trusts came up as a portion of the estoppel question but I don't think that was accurate.

Previous post of mine for whoever was looking for the last Equity paper's topics.

Legaleagle37

Could anyone share what came up on the Constitutional paper in October?
Thanks in advance

iamanengine

For EU I am thinking -

Institutions
Sources
General Principles
Direct Effect
MS Liability
Judicial Review
FMOG
FMOW
Citizenship
Equality

Thoughts? Is that enough/do I need more?

L.E.D

Sorry if this seems a very obvious question but what cases should I focus on for the EU case note? Don't have a clue where to start so would appreciate any tips

Law1997

L.E.D wrote: »

Sorry if this seems a very obvious question but what cases should I focus on for the EU case note? Don't have a clue where to start so would appreciate any tips

Honestly I didn’t bother with prep for this. It’s so unpredictable, and the course is too huge. Instead I focused on covering myself for all other qs - there are certain topics that almost always come up - id focus on these if I were you, can’t go wrong.

L.E.D

Law1997 wrote: »

Honestly I didn’t bother with prep for this. It’s so unpredictable, and the course is too huge. Instead I focused on covering myself for all other qs - there are certain topics that almost always come up - id focus on these if I were you, can’t go wrong.

Thank you, I sat this in October as my 'extra' exam and my God I was not prepared at all!! Hoping not to repeat that experience!! Do you know which topics they are?

Law1997

L.E.D wrote: »

Thank you, I sat this in October as my 'extra' exam and my God I was not prepared at all!! Hoping not to repeat that experience!! Do you know which topics they are?

Can’t remember them all - once you go through the papers it’s pretty obvious though.

luimneachabu73

Does anyone have exam reports and questions by topic for Criminal and Tort?

Thanks!

rightytighty

L.E.D wrote: »

Thank you, I sat this in October as my 'extra' exam and my God I was not prepared at all!! Hoping not to repeat that experience!! Do you know which topics they are?

As far as I can see the following at least are certainties:

Judicial Review
Direct Effect/Member State Liability (usually together)
Free Movement of Goods

user115

rightytighty wrote: »

As far as I can see the following at least are certainties:

Judicial Review
Direct Effect/Member State Liability (usually together)
Free Movement of Goods

Would agree but not sure about judicial review, it has been on the paper a lot over the last few recent sittings but I wouldn't see it as safe as FMGs, direct effect/state liability.


To add to this list, I think I remember FMG always 2qs, direct effect/MS liability 1, FMW and citizens 1, legislative process/democratic deficit/sources of law/institutions appears very often. I covered all these, judicial review and prelim ref for exam and it was grand

jewels652

Anybody that could share what came up for constitutional October 2019 please ?
Tía

lsheehaneire

Hi Guys, any one know exactly where the Cork venue is for the exams ? ðŸ˜

rightytighty

lsheehaneire wrote: »

Hi Guys, any one know exactly where the Cork venue is for the exams ? ðŸ˜

Someone said the Law Soc told them they hoped to get Neptune Stadium, but there’s been no confirmation

rightytighty

Does anyone who returned the form to carry over old passes that we received last Friday know when we can expect to hear back?

lauralouwa

shambles2020 wrote: »

I have equity sample answers and an up to date grid.

could you send on equity grid please?

lauralouwa

Hi all, does anyone have equity grid? Can swap for sample answers! thanks

supercreative

Is the pass rate for Constitutional supposed to be okay? Examiner's reports make for worrying reading, especially since in most of them he doesn't even talk about all of the questions! Freaking out a bit and would appreciate if someone could tell me if my fears are well-founded.

EDIT: Would also really appreciate NBNs from Oct 2019 for Constitutional or Contract if anyone has them.

lilyc223

Could someone please send me the examiner's reports for October 2019? Looking for con, company, EU and contract thank you :-)

sm333

rightytighty wrote: »

Just got the email from the Law Society about carrying forward passes from before the rules changed for this sitting. If they’ve accepted some already as I’ve read they have, you’d wonder on what basis they can then refuse applications?

I never received an email like this but only got two in my first sitting, one of which I'm supposed to be resitting in March. Anyone know more about this carrying forward thing??

sm333

illy.m wrote: »

Woohoo got one of mine carried over. 3 left to go. Such a relief. !!!! Received email few mins ago

So did you get passes carried over from before October 2019?

Thanks!!