What you'll learn


What you actually need to know for the SQE 1 exam for Business Law and Practice is explained in this video:

Course content

  Types of business structures and Sole trader (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Partnerships (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Limited Partnerships (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Limited companies (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Public limited companies (Plc) (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Conclusion (Business and organisational characteristics)
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  Legal personality and limited liability (Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Incorporation checklist (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Trading name (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Registered office (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Directors (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Service address (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Company Secretary (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Shareholders (Procedure to incorporate)
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  People with significant control (Procedure to incorporate)
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  Memo Assoc/Constitution/Statement of capital (Documentation)
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  Articles of Association (Documentation)
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  Amending Articles of Association (Documentation)
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  Certificate of Incorporation
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  Directors decisions (Operating Decisions)
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  Changing from a private company to a public company (Operating Decisions)
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  Shelf companies (Operating Decisions)
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  Conclusion (Procedures and documentation required to incorporate a company/form a partnership/LLP and other steps required under companies and partnerships legislation to enable the entity to commence operating)
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  Legal requirements (LLP)
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  Members (LLP)
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  LLP Agreement (LLP)
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  Conclusion (LLP)
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  No formalities (Partnerships)
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  Partnership Agreement (Partnerships)
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  Conclusion (Partnerships)
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  What is equity (Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Dilution (Allotment of shares - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance))
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  Authority to allot (Allotment of shares - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Allotment procedure (Allotment of shares - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Legal v Beneficial owner (Transfer - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Transfer procedure (Transfer - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Transmission (Transmission - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Impact on number of shares (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Impact on shareholders (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Fully paid up shares (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Buyback out of Profits procedure (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Buyback out of Capital (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Buyback out of capital procedure (Buyback - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Percentage of Shares and Dilution (Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Equity: conclusion (Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  What is Debt (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Overdrafts (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Term loans (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Revolving Credit Facility (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Contractual terms (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Equity v Debt Comparison (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Conclusion (Debt - Funding options: debt and equity - Finance)
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  Mechanics of Security (Types of security - Finance)
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  Pledge/lien/mortgage (Types of security - Finance)
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  Fixed Charges (Types of security - Finance)
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  Floating Charges (Types of security - Finance)
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  Registration of security (Types of security - Finance)
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  Charging Document (Types of security - Finance)
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  Priority (Types of security - Finance)
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  Negative Pledges (Types of security - Finance)
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  Conclusion (Types of security - Finance)
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  Distribution of profits and gains (Finance)
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  Financial records, information and accounting requirements (Finance)
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  Non Executive directors vs Executive directors, and a director's 'guaranteed term' (Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Shareholder vs Director decisions (Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Chairman (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Directors duties (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Breach of directors duties (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Becoming a shareholder (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Shareholders' Agreements (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Share rights (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Conclusion (Rights, duties and powers of directors and shareholders of companies - Corporate governance and compliance - Business organisations, rules and procedures)
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  Board Meeting Procedure (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  General Meeting Procedure - Notice (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  General Meeting Voting (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Written Resolution Procedure (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Shareholders proposing a Written Resolution (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Shareholders calling a General Meeting (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Substantial property transactions (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Loans to directors (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Conclusion (Company decision-making and meetings: procedural, disclosure and approval requirements - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Documentary, record-keeping, statutory filing and disclosure requirements (Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Director appointments (Appointment and removal of directors - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Director removals (Appointment and removal of directors - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Conclusion (Appointment and removal of directors - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Unfair prejudice claims (Minority shareholder protection - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Derivative claims (Minority shareholder protection - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Conclusion (Minority shareholder protection - Corporate governance and compliance)
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  Procedures and authority under the Partnership Act 1890 (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Common provisions in partnership agreements (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Dissolution (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Sale as a Going Concern (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Capital profits v Income profits (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Decision Making (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Removal (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Restraint of Trade (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Conclusion (Partnership decision-making and authority of partners)
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  Test for insolvency (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Administration - start (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Administration - in process (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Administration - end (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Pre-pack administration (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Fixed asset receivership (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Company voluntary arrangement (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Compulsory Liquidation (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Voluntary Liquidation (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  IVA - an alternative to bankruptcy for individuals (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Bankruptcy - start (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Bankruptcy - process and ending (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Conclusion (Options and procedures - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Avoidance of floating charges (Claw-back of assets for creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Preferences (Claw-back of assets for creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Transactions at undervalue (Claw-back of assets for creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Defrauding creditors (Claw-back of assets for creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Conclusion (Claw-back of assets for creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Order of Priority (Order of priority for distribution to creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Preferential creditors (Order of priority for distribution to creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Prescribed part and floating charge holders (Order of priority for distribution to creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Unsecured creditors and shareholders (Order of priority for distribution to creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Conclusion (Order of priority for distribution to creditors - Insolvency [corporate and personal])
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  Who is chargeable - Income Tax
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  Types of income - Income Tax
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  Tax reliefs - Income Tax
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  Exemptions - Income tax
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  How is the charge calculated and collected - Income tax
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  Tax Bands - Income Tax
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  Tax Calculation - Income tax
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  Anti-avoidance provision - Income tax
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  Who is chargeable (sole traders, partners, and shareholders) - Capital Gains tax
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  Calculation of gains - Capital Gains tax
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  Allowable deductions - Capital Gains tax
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  Main reliefs - Capital Gains tax
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  Exemptions - Capital Gains tax
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  Calculation - Capital Gains tax
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  Collection - Capital Gains tax
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  Anti-avoidance provisions - Capital Gains tax
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  Income tax in Wales (April 2023 update)
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  Basis of charge - Corporation tax
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  Calculation - Corporation tax
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  Payment - Corporation tax
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  Collection - Corporation tax
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  Tax treatment of company distributions or deemed distributions to shareholders - Corporation tax
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  Anti-avoidance legislation - Corporation tax
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  Scope and Supply - Value added tax
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  Input and Output Tax - Value added tax
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  Registration - Value added tax
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  Invoices - Value added tax
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  Returns-payment - Value added tax
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  Record keeping - Value added tax
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Why sign up?


✅ Focused material: You’ll learn just what you need to know to pass business law and practice part of the SQE 1 exam - no more and no less - so that you’ll learn faster, in less time, and you avoid getting lost in reams of unnecessary study material.


✅ Practice tests: You can test your knowledge on business law and practice part of the SQE 1 exam with us as you go along with practice SQE 1 exam questions and worked answers, so that you’re familiar with the exam format and the kinds of questions that could be asked in the SQE 1 exam;


✅ Visual learning: So the course provides unique diagrams on the business law and practice you won’t find anywhere else, distilling what you need to know for the exam, and videos and manageable, bite-sized colourful study notes. This means you’ll understand the material faster and retain the knowledge longer so you remember it when you’re in the exam.

Your instructor


Hi, I’m Tom, this is to introduce our business law and practice course for SQE1 exam preparation. I'm a partner in a solicitors firm, and I have also practiced in almost all of the areas covered by the SQE 1 curriculum, both as a barrister in court and also as a partner in a solicitors firm. So I bring to bear a practical angle to the subject material, which I think elevates this course beyond just an academic level, and I make it easier for you to understand the content and pass the SQE 1 exam first time.