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Law
Revision Seminars Syllabuses
The
next QED LAW revision seminars for LLB and GDL / CPE students
take place at University College London. Choice of dates in
March, April and May
The
courses will cover the subject areas listed below= but please
note that it may not be possible to give equal emphasis to
each of the topics in the seminar.
For
more information - click here
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Criminal Law
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would certainly recommend the seminars (and I have done so!).
They are helpful and provide one with that last minute insight
in how to actually structure the exam script. Thank you for
organising them!" Fizza Kadiwal,
LLB, University of London International Programmes - (formerly
the External LLB) |
• Homicide: Murder and manslaughter including voluntary manslaughter
- loss of control and diminished responsibility
• Offences contrary to the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978 and the
Fraud Act 2006
• General principles including automatism and intoxication.
• Criminal damage
• General defences including self-defence, necessity and duress.
• Accomplice liability, conspiracy and attempt
• Non fatal offences: Offences contrary to the Offences Against
the Person Act 1861
"I
will recommend the seminars to others as I found them very
useful and helpful. The lecturers were very clear, easy to
understand and easy to approach. I am extremely pleased I
decided to attend them and they have made me feel more confident
about the exams! I will definitely be coming back again next
year." Caroline Brooker, LLB, University
of Kent |
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English Legal System (CLRI) |
• The doctrine of precedent
• Statutory interpretation
• The jury
• Civil and criminal justice systems including the Woolf civil
justice reforms/
• The judiciary
• Funding of legal aervices
The
revision seminars were extremely useful and they helped consolidate
the year's work into manageable revision blocks. Diane
Jackson, LLB, Birkbeck College |
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Law of Contract
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• Formation of contracts: offer and acceptance, consideration
and estoppel
• Contents: terms; conditions/ warranties/innominate terms
• Exclusion and limitation clauses
• Misrepresentation and mistake
• Restraint of trade
• Discharge, particularly frustration.
• Remedies for breach of contract, particularly damages.
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the start of the courses I felt a million miles away from the
subject and by the end, I felt that I knew where I was going
and what I had to do in order to cope with the exams. The courses
were brilliant; energetic and focused and got me on the right
track. I definitely plan to take advantage of this year's courses
as well." Joanie Solaini, LLB, Southampton
University |
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Public (Constitutional) Law
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• Rule of Law
• Separation of Powers
• Sovereignty of Parliament
• The impact of EU Law.
• Human Rights Act 1998 and Civil Liberties
• Prerogative powers / aspects of judicial review
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have I learned so much in such a short space of time - I feel
I gained a real understanding of the topics covered,an impressive
number in the available time, as well as invaluable exam focus.
For the first time I actually feel I know what examiners are
looking for. The latest case briefings were invaluable &
the course materials were of such quality & explanatory
in nature that I (unusually for me) continue to retain the information."
Tara McHale, GDL, BPP Law School |
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Land Law
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• General rules on creation of interests and transmission
of burden on sale (registered / unregistered land).
• Coownership (interests under express / resulting / constructive
trusts) - nature, acquisition, transmission of burden on sale.
• Coownership (rights and duties of coowners) - severance,
disputes as to occupation / sale.
• Leases - nature, acquisition, transmission of burden on
sale.
• Leases – landlord & tenant rights and duties (types
of covenants, remedies, transmission of benefit and burden of covenants).
• Easements / profits - nature, acquisition, transmission
of burden on sale, rights and duties.
• Freehold covenants - nature, acquisition, transmission of
benefit, transmission of burden on sale.
• Mortgages – borrower’s & lender’s
rights and duties (enforceability of terms, powers of lender, undue
influence / misrepresentation).
"I
will certainly recommend these seminars - [Public Law, Law
of Contract, Criminal Law and Land Law] - to fellow students
for next year. They have been invaluable." Angela
Dack, LLB, University of Essex |
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European Union Law
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• EU Constitutional Reform
• Supremacy and Direct Effect of EC Law
• Damages for Breach of EC Law
• Free Movement of Goods and Workers
• EC Competition Law
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was very impressed. It was great to be told HOW to answer questions
- something that no-one has bothered to tell us. I really appeciated
being taken through the answers step-by-step. Excellent!"
Carol Thompson King's College London LLB |
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Law of Trusts
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• The three certainties
• Constitution of a trust, including formalities
• Secret trusts
• Resulting trusts and constructive trusts, including breach
of fiduciary duties
• Private purpose trusts and charitable trusts in outline
• Breach of trust and remedies
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Public Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Law of Trusts, Law
of Tort, Land Law: "I thought all the seminars were excellent."
Mark Reckless, GDL, College of Law |
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Law of Tort
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• Negligence - duty, including nervous shock, pure economic
loss, breach and causation.
• Defences
• Vicarious liability
• Nuisance & Rylands v Fletcher
• Manufacturers Liability at Common Law and statute
• Occupiers Liability
• Defamation
"The
revision sessions in Tort, EU and Law of Trusts were fantastic.
I've genuinely never been taught it in such a coherent manner."
Suzanne El Hawary, LLB, UEA |
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Jurisprudence |
• Postivism: Austin, Command Theory
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Hart's Concept of Law
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Dworkin's criticism of positivism
• Dworkin's theory of law as integrity
• Feminist jurisprudence
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found the Jurisprudence seminar very useful yesterday. I feel
a lot more confident in tackling an exam paper. The session
cemented the knowledge I had and gave good insight to exam technique.
Nicci Hilson, LLB, University of London
International Programmes (External) (2011) |
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found the Tort revision seminar extremely useful. It summarised
well all the major areas and the tutor kept it very interesting
so that the 5 hours just flew by. Eliska
Tomanova, BA Jurisprudence, University of Oxford |
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The
seminars were all geared toward what I was looking
for. It can be unnerving to approach all of the GDL
exams and not know exactly what's expected in the
exam, so hearing directly from experienced examiners
really helped. It was especially helpful going to
another source and getting another perspective on
the issues. I do thank you very much for offering
the seminars and for calming my nerves! In terms of
venue, time, etc., I found them to be very well organized,
and the location was central, very easy to get to.
I will recommend the seminars to anyone interested
in this valuable exam preparation! Erica
Griebel, GDL, City University |
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