SQE Exam Essentials and Preparations
This podcast provides detailed, structured audio guides to help you master the SQE1 exam content. It offers an overview of the entire subject, ideal for first-time learners or for structured revision.
Episodes
Complete Guide to SQE Qualification – Pathway to Becoming a Solicitor
In this all-in-one introductory episode of SQE Essentials, we explain the entire SQE qualification pathway, including the latest rules, exemptions, and step-by-step processes for becoming a solicitor in England and Wales.🧭 You’ll learn:What replaced the LPC and how the SQE worksStructure and format of SQE1 (Functioning Legal Knowledge) and SQE2 (Practical Legal Skills)Exam content, length, and cos
SQE2 Exam Tips – Strategies from Successful Candidates
In this special episode of SQE Essentials, we shift focus to the SQE2 examination, offering high-impact advice from candidates who’ve been through the process and passed with distinction.🎯 What you'll learn:Breakdown of the SQE2 format: oral vs written stations, skills assessed, and legal subjects coveredCommon pitfalls that lead to low marks — and how to avoid themHow to manage your time, min
Types of Beneficial Interests – Vested, Contingent and Trust Structures
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we break down the types of beneficial interests under English trust law — a core component of the SQE1 syllabus and vital for understanding trust structures, beneficiary entitlements, and trustee powers.🎯 Topics covered:Capital vs income: what beneficiaries may be entitled to receiveVested interests vs contingent interests, and how s.31 of the Trustee Act 1925 a
Trust Formalities and Constitution – Gifts, Declarations, and Equity’s Limits
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we examine the formal requirements for creating and constituting trusts in English law. This is a highly examinable area of Trusts law that blends strict formalism with equitable flexibility.🎓 Topics covered include:The difference between inter vivos trusts and testamentary trustsFormal requirements for transferring personalty vs. land (realty)The three certaint
Solicitor Accounts 1 Overview – Client Money, VAT and Compliance
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we cover the core principles of solicitor account rules and SRA compliance — a high-risk, high-importance area for both the SQE1 exam and legal practice.💼 Topics covered include:The purpose and scope of the SRA Accounts RulesWhat counts as client money, and how it must be separated from office fundsKey duties: handling mixed receipts, operating client accounts,
English Legal System 4 - Monarchs, Nobles and the Church
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore the historical foundations of English law, focusing on the role of the Monarch, the Nobility, and the Church in shaping legal authority.📜 Topics covered:The King as lawmaker, enforcer, and judge under absolute monarchyHow the Magna Carta and other historic movements gradually curtailed royal powerThe rise and transformation of the nobility’s role in g
English Legal System 3 - Sources of Law and Legislative Process in England and Wales
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore the sources of law in the English legal system, with a special focus on the structure and operation of the legislative process.📘 Key topics include:The primacy of Acts of Parliament as the supreme source of lawHow bills become law: the roles of the House of Commons and House of LordsTypes of legislation: primary statutes vs delegated legislationHow Pa
English Legal System 2 – Brief History of the English Legal System
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we introduce the English Legal System (ELS), tracing its evolution and explaining its fundamental structures — crucial background for all areas of English law.🎯 You’ll learn:What “law” means in the context of England and WalesThe difference between the English Legal System, Scottish Law, and Northern Irish LawDistinction between statute law (legislation) and cas
Trust Law 1 – Certainties, Trustees and Beneficiaries
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore the core doctrines and structures of English Trust Law, with a focus on the principles tested in the SQE1 assessment.🎓 Topics covered:The three certainties required for the creation of a valid express trustTypes of trusts: fixed trusts, discretionary trusts, resulting and constructive trustsThe beneficiaries' rights and the rule in Saunders v Vaut
Criminal Law and Practice 1 – From Arrest to Sentencing
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we walk you through the full lifecycle of a criminal case in England and Wales — from the moment of arrest to the final sentence.🔎 You’ll learn:Categories of criminal offences and how they are definedPolice powers: arrest, detention, search, questioning, and identificationAdmissibility of evidence and grounds for exclusionTrial procedure in the Magistrates’ Cour
Legal Services 1 Overview: Regulation, Ethics, and Access
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we examine the modern framework of legal services regulation in England and Wales — a critical part of the SQE1 syllabus and solicitor professional competence.🎓 What you'll learn:What constitutes a "legal service" and how the sector is structuredThe role of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), including its principles and risk-based approach
English Legal System 1 – Overview: Sources, Courts, and Interpretation
In this foundational episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore the structure and sources of the English Legal System, including how laws are created, interpreted, and applied.🎓 You’ll learn:The historical development of English law: from the Norman Conquest to the Magna CartaThe different sources of law: Acts of Parliament, delegated legislation, and case lawThe structure of the courts and how pre
Tort Law 2 - Duty of Care and Breach Explained
In this in-depth episode of SQE1 Essentials, we examine the core building blocks of negligence in tort law: Duty of Care and Breach of Duty.🎓 What you’ll learn:How duty of care is established using the Neighbour Test (Donoghue v Stevenson) and the *Caparo Three-Stage TestKey cases: Caparo v Dickman, Robinson v Chief Constable of West YorkshireGeneral rule and exceptions for omissions to act (inclu
Tort Law 1 – Overview: Duty of Care, Defences and Liability Types
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we dive into the key principles of Tort Law, a vital component of the SQE1 assessment.🌟 Topics covered:The four-stage structure of negligence: duty of care, breach, causation, and damageLimitations on claims for pure economic loss and psychiatric injuryDefences to tort claims: consent, contributory negligence, and illegalitySpecial categories of torts: occupiers
Wills & Estates Personal Representatives – SQE1 Essentials Ep. 4
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials by CELE SQE, we examine the crucial role of personal representatives in the administration of estates.📌 Key topics include:The appointment and powers of executors under a valid willWhat happens when there’s no valid will – administrators and the probate hierarchyRenunciation vs. reservation of executorshipWhat happens if a personal representative diesTrustees’ st
Wills & Estates Interpreting Gifts in Wills – SQE1 Essentials Ep. 3
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials by CELE SQE, we turn to a fundamental aspect of wills and estate administration: the classification and distribution of gifts.You'll explore:The five core types of gifts: specific, general, demonstrative, pecuniary, and residuaryThe legal consequences when gifts fail, lapse, or are invalidated due to uncertainty, divorce, or ademptionThe doctrines of disclaimer a
Wills & Estates Validity of Wills and Codicils – SQE1 Essentials Ep. 2
Welcome to SQE1 Essentials by CELE SQE. In this episode, we explore the validity of wills and codicils — a vital topic in the SQE1 syllabus and a cornerstone of English succession law.What makes a will valid under English law?In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we explore:- Testamentary capacity and Banks v Goodfellow- Undue influence and coercion- Formalities under the Wills Act 1837- Codicils an
Wills & Estates Overview – SQE1 Essentials Ep. 1
In this debut episode of the SQE1 Essentials podcast, we explore the foundational principles of wills and estate administration in English law — a key topic examined in the SQE1.You’ll learn:What a will is and how it operates in practiceCore legal terms: testator, executor, probate, intestacyThe solicitor’s role in drafting wills and administering estatesEthical and regulatory duties under the SRA
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