SQE2 Flashcards
What would you call a Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, President or Chancellor?
My Lord or Lady
What would you call a court of appeal judge?
My lord or lady
What would you call a high court judge?
My lord or lady
What would you call a high court master or an insolvency high court judge?
Judge
What would you call a registrar?
Registrar
What would you call a circuit judge including recorders?
You honour
What would you call a district judge or a tribunal?
Judge
What do you call magistrates?
Your worship or sir/madam
Name the 8 sections in a will
Opening, revocation, appointments, non residuary gifts, residue, survivorship, admin provisions, attestation
Which courts can increase sentence on appeal? (Crim)
Crown court.
When can someone be arrested?
On reasonable grounds.
Name/address required
Prevent injury, loss of property, public indecency, obstruction to highway
Protect children and the vulnerable
For prompt investigation and questioning
Prevent hinder acne of prosecution
When must custody reviews be done?
Every 6 hours from authorisation by an inspector. 9 hours after that.
When can detention be extended?
Superintendent authorises and it is an indictable offence with reasonable grounds to secure or preserve evidence,
When can legal advice be delayed?
Authorised by superintendent and it is an indictable offence with reasonable grounds to preserve or obtain evidence
When can the right to inform someone of arrest be delayed?
By inspector, indictable offence with reasonable grounds to suspect hinderance, destruction of evidence etc.
When will first hearing be held? (Crim)
14 days from charge if prosecution anticipates guilty plea in magistrates.
28 days if NG plea anticipated or is likely to be crown court.
What is dealt with at first hearing?
Plea, bail, funding
What summary and either way offences can be sent to crown court together?
Linked.
Assault, taking conveyance without permission , disqualified driving, crim dam.
What summary and indictable offences can be sent to cc together?
Disqualification from driving, imprisonment
When can a request for an indication of sentence be made?
If either way offence, at allocation
When is hearsay admissible (Crim)?
- Statute - witness unavailable, business documents, interest of justice
- Common law - res gestae, confessions, experts, public knowledge, evidence of reputation, common enterprise
What notice is required for hearsay? (Crim)
If mc, 20 business days from ng plea.
If cc, 10 business days.
Defendant must be as soon as practicable
When can bad character evidence be submitted?
- Agreement between parties
- Adduced by D
- Important context
- Propensity
- Important matter between D and prosecution (usually co defendants)
- False impression correction
- Attacks other witness
When can the bad character of another be introduced?
- Important explanatory evidence
- Probative value
- Agreement between parties
What is s24 LTA 1954?
Security of tenure for commercial tenants
What is s25 LTA?
LL serving notice on tenant of end of tenancy. Must be served 12-6 months prior to end of tenancy
What is s26 LTA?
Tenant requesting renewal of lease. Use serve on landlord 12 - 6 months prior to end of lease. LL has 2 months to respond.
What is s 27 LTA?
T serving 3 month notice to terminate on LL.
What are the statutes allowing interest (civil) for specified claims? And unspecified wording?
S35A Senior Courts Act 1981
S69 County Courts Act 1984
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 - 8%
The claimant claims interest under the relevant act on the amount found to be due to the claimant for such sum and period as the court thinks fit.
What percentage interest is due on PI claims?
2% only for general damages.
Half the special account rate for special damages
What happens pre contract ? 3
Pre contract package submitted by seller’s solicitor including draft contract and evidence of title.
Buyer solicitor submit enquiries and searches
Exchange
What happens pre completion? 2
Transfer deed executed
Buyer solicitor carries out pre completion searches
Name 9 possible special conditions to a contract
- 2nd trustee appointment (overreaching)
- Restrictive covenant insurance
- Defect in title
- Deposit of under 10%
- Deposit held as agent not stakeholder
- Vat
- Removal of fixtures
8 indemnity covenant - Seller insures rather than buyer
What are the 4 requirements of a root of title?
- Adequately describes land
- be dated more than 15 years ago
- Casts no doubt on seller’s title
R. Deals with both legal and beneficial title
What must be included in an epitome of title?
Power to sign, death certificate of co owner if necessary, or tagged deed and vacating receipt
What should not be included in an epitome of title?
Declarations of trust, expired leases, old searches, misc documents
What searches should always be made?
CON29, LLC1, CON29DW, desktop environmental search, chancel repair, index map (essential if unregistered land)
Name 8 clauses that should be included in a partnership agreement
- Commencement and duration
- Partnership name and place of business
- Property
- Capital profit and loss distribution
- Drawings and salary
- Accounts
- Dissolution
- Duties, powers and restrictions
What percentage of shareholders must require a written resolution?
5%
How can directors be appointed?
Ordinary resolution, or board resolution
How can a director be removed?
Ordinary resolution with 28 days special notice
When can a default judgment be set aside?
Mandatory - wrongly entered
Discretionary - real prospect of defence or some other good reason
On N1 how do you state the value of sum in dispute?
If specified, state the sum.
If unspecified,:
<10k
10-25k
25k +
Cannot say how much they expect to recover
If high court
100k +
50k for PI
When can you submit a part 18 request?
Reasonably necessary and proportionate for own case or understanding other case
No trivial matters
Name the 10 key clauses of a property contract
- Address
- Title plan or description of land
- Registered proprietor or seller
- Identity of buyer
- Deposit and how it is held
- Title guarantee
- Completion date and time
- Risk passing to buyer at exchange
- Special conditions
- Vat
What three steps should be carried out post completion?
- Stamp duty (14 days to submit) on purchase price
- Registration of any charges at companies house within 21 days
- Application for registration within os1 priority period (30 working days)
What are the 6 key aspects of an fr1 lease?
- T must keep property in full repair
- LL will insure but can recover cost from T
- Service charge
- Costs in lifetime of lease are met by T
5, alienation is controlled - Upwards only rent review
What is the wording of limited title guarantee?
No incumberences and not aware that anyone has done so since last disposition of value
What is the wording of full title guarantee?
Free fro:m incumberences that seller does not know about and cannot reasonably know about
How are new shares allotted?
- Check any cap on share (OR to remove if pre 06 act)
- Check director authority to allot (s550 gives authority if single class of shares. S551 if not - requires OR)
- If shares are equity securities then pre emption rights will need to be disapplied
Not an equity security if capped - If new class of share, amend AAs
- Board resolution to allot
- Admin (CH, registers)
How is a buyback of shares out of income carried out?
OR, with 15 days inspection right
How is buyback out of capital carried out?
Accounts of solvency required from auditor. Must place ads in gazette and national newspaper for 5 weeks.
SR is required for approval and OR for contract approval.
2 week window to buy back after approval.
What are the 4 fsma steps?
- Are you in business
- Is there a specified investment?
(Not land or national savings) - Is there a specified activity?
- Is there an exclusion?
When must a budget be filed (civil)?
21 days before cmc
When must budget discussions and draft directions be filed (civil)?
7 days before cmc
When must a disclosure report be filed (civil)?
14 days before cmc
What happens if a party fails to file a budget?
Deemed to have only filed for court fees