What you'll learn
What you actually need to know for the SQE 1 exam for Criminal Law and Practice is explained in this video:
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Actus reus and mens rea (Core principles of criminal liability)
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Parties to an offence - Principal offender, Accomplices and Joint enterprise (Core principles of criminal liability)
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Inchoate offences - attempt to commit an offence (Core principles of criminal liability)
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Assault (Offences against the person - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Battery (Offences against the person - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Causing actual bodily harm (Offences against the person - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Wounding (Offences against the person - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Causing grievous bodily harm (Offences against the person - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Theft (Theft offences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Robbery (Theft offences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Burglary (Theft offences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Aggravated burglary (Theft offences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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By false representation (Fraud - Core principles of criminal liability)
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By abuse of position (Fraud - Core principles of criminal liability)
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By failing to disclose (Fraud - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Criminal damage (simple, aggravated and arson) (Core principles of criminal liability)
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Homicide & murder (Homicide - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Manslaughter (Homicide - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Intoxication (General defences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Self-defence/defence of another (General defences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Partial defences: loss of control and diminished responsibility (General defences - Core principles of criminal liability)
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Right to legal advice (Rights of a suspect being detained by the police for questioning - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Right to have someone informed of your arrest (Rights of a suspect being detained by the police for questioning - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Reviews and detention time limits under PACE 1984, Code C (Rights of a suspect being detained by the police for questioning - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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When an identification procedure must be held (Identification procedures - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Different types of identification procedure (Identification procedures - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Procedure for carrying out an identification procedure PACE 1984, Code D (Identification procedures - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Right to silence (Whether to answer police questions - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Adverse inferences (Whether to answer police questions - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Role and appropriate conduct by a defence solicitor (Procedure for interviewing a suspect under PACE 1984 - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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Role of appropriate adult (Procedure for interviewing a suspect under PACE 1984 - Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station)
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The right to bail and exceptions (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Conditional bail (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Procedure for applying for bail (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Further applications for bail (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Appeals against decisions on bail (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Absconding and breaches of bail (Bail applications - The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation)
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Classification of offences (First hearings before the magistrates’ court)
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Applying for a representation order (First hearings before the magistrates’ court)
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Procedural overview – what will happen at the hearing (First hearings before the magistrates’ court)
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The role of the defence solicitor at the hearing (First hearings before the magistrates’ court)
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Procedure on defendant entering plea (Plea before Venue)
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Advising the client on trial venue (Plea before Venue)
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Allocation of business between Magistrates' Court and Crown Court
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Sending without allocation s. 50A Crime and Disorder Act 1998
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Magistrates' court case management directions
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Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing
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Disclosure – prosecution, defence and unused material
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Welsh language in criminal proceedings
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Burden and standard of proof (Principles and procedures to admit and exclude evidence)
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Visual identification evidence
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Turnbull guidance
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Inferences from silence ss. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
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Hearsay evidence (Definition)
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Confession evidence
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Definition of bad character (Character evidence)
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The 7 gateways s. 101 (1) Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Character evidence)
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Procedure for admitting bad character evidence
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Court’s powers to exclude bad character evidence
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Exclusion of evidence
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Burden and standard of proof (Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court)
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Stages of a criminal trial, including submission of no case to answer
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Modes of address and Court room etiquette (Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court)
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Difference between leading and non-leading questions
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Competence and compellability (Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court)
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Special measures (Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court)
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Solicitor’s duty to the court (Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court)
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Role of sentencing guidelines
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Determining seriousness (aggravating and mitigating facts - Sentencing)
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Concurrent and consecutive sentences
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Mitigation (Sentencing)
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Types of sentence: custodial sentences, suspended sentences and community orders
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Newton hearings
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Procedure for appeal against conviction and/or sentence (Appeals from the magistrates’ court)
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Powers of the Crown Court (Appeals from the magistrates’ court)
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Appeal to the High Court by way of case stated
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Grounds of appeal (Appeals from the Crown Court)
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Procedure for making the appeal (Appeals from the Crown Court)
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Powers of the Court of Appeal (Appeals from the Crown Court)
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Jurisdiction and grave crimes (Youth court procedure)
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Youths jointly charged with adult
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Role of the Sentencing Children and Young People – definitive guidelines
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Referral orders (Sentencing)
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Detention and training orders (Sentencing)
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Youth rehabilitation orders (Sentencing)
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Why sign up?
✅ Focused material: You’ll learn just what you need to know to pass Criminal 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 Criminal 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 Criminal 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.
