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SQE2 - Professional Conduct
SRA Code of Conduct 
- Part 1 
- Part 5 
- Parts 6.1, 6.2 
- Parts 6.3-6.5 
- Parts 7.1-7.12 
- Part 8.1 
- Principle 3
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 4 pages •
SRA Code of Conduct 
- Part 1 
- Part 5 
- Parts 6.1, 6.2 
- Parts 6.3-6.5 
- Parts 7.1-7.12 
- Part 8.1 
- Principle 3
SQE2 - Dispute Resolution
ADR Methods 
Pre-action Protocol 
Case Allocation 
Service of Process 
Statement of Case 
Response 
Interim Application 
Case Management 
Evidence 
Disclosure 
Trial 
Costs 
Appeals 
Enforcement of Judgments
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 24 pages •
ADR Methods 
Pre-action Protocol 
Case Allocation 
Service of Process 
Statement of Case 
Response 
Interim Application 
Case Management 
Evidence 
Disclosure 
Trial 
Costs 
Appeals 
Enforcement of Judgments
SQE2 - Criminal Litigation
Bail 
Representation order 
Types of offences 
Plea before venue 
Case allocation 
Case management 
Plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) 
Visual identification evidence 
Adverse inference 
Hearsay 
Confessions 
Bad character 
Right to fair trial 
Trial procedure 
Sentencing 
Newton hearing 
Appeals 
Youth court procedure
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 19 pages •
Bail 
Representation order 
Types of offences 
Plea before venue 
Case allocation 
Case management 
Plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) 
Visual identification evidence 
Adverse inference 
Hearsay 
Confessions 
Bad character 
Right to fair trial 
Trial procedure 
Sentencing 
Newton hearing 
Appeals 
Youth court procedure
SQE2 - Business
Business Organisations 
- Sole Traders 
- Partnerships 
- Private Limited Companies 
- Public Companies 
- Community Interest Company 
 
Legal Personality 
- Veil of Protection 
- Piercing Veil of Protection 
 
Incorporation 
- Promoter 
- Pre-Incorporation Contract 
- Reqs 
- Articles of Association 
- Entrenchment 
- Secretaries 
 
Directors 
- Powers 
- Duties 
- Breach 
- Appointment 
- Removal 
- Loans 
- Declaration of Interest 
- Substantial Property Transaction 
- Remuneration 
- Disqual...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 28 pages •
Business Organisations 
- Sole Traders 
- Partnerships 
- Private Limited Companies 
- Public Companies 
- Community Interest Company 
 
Legal Personality 
- Veil of Protection 
- Piercing Veil of Protection 
 
Incorporation 
- Promoter 
- Pre-Incorporation Contract 
- Reqs 
- Articles of Association 
- Entrenchment 
- Secretaries 
 
Directors 
- Powers 
- Duties 
- Breach 
- Appointment 
- Removal 
- Loans 
- Declaration of Interest 
- Substantial Property Transaction 
- Remuneration 
- Disqual...
SQE2 - Business (Tax)
Income tax 
- Chargeable persons 
- Reliefs & Exemptions 
- Calculation 
 
CGT 
- Chargeable persons 
- Chargeable gains 
- Deductions 
- Reliefs & Exemptions 
- Calculation 
 
Corporate tax 
- Chargeable sums 
- Deductions 
- Payment 
 
VAT 
- Chargeable Goods/Services 
- Rates 
 
IHT 
- Chargeable estates 
- Reliefs 
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- Package deal
- Summary
- • 8 pages •
Income tax 
- Chargeable persons 
- Reliefs & Exemptions 
- Calculation 
 
CGT 
- Chargeable persons 
- Chargeable gains 
- Deductions 
- Reliefs & Exemptions 
- Calculation 
 
Corporate tax 
- Chargeable sums 
- Deductions 
- Payment 
 
VAT 
- Chargeable Goods/Services 
- Rates 
 
IHT 
- Chargeable estates 
- Reliefs 
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LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration II - Module 4 (Expropriation)
Direct expropriation 
- Nationalisation 
- Clear 
- Unclear 
 
Lawful expropriation 
- Public purpose 
- Non-discriminatory measures 
- Due process 
- Compensation 
 
Indirect Expropriation - Measures 
- Discriminatory tax 
- TP Interference 
- Government's breach of contractual obligations 
- Interference with investment management 
- Revocation/Denial of permits/licences 
 
Indirect Expropriation - Criterion 
- State's police powers 
- Treaty practice 
- Impact of measure 
- Partial expr...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 14 pages •
Direct expropriation 
- Nationalisation 
- Clear 
- Unclear 
 
Lawful expropriation 
- Public purpose 
- Non-discriminatory measures 
- Due process 
- Compensation 
 
Indirect Expropriation - Measures 
- Discriminatory tax 
- TP Interference 
- Government's breach of contractual obligations 
- Interference with investment management 
- Revocation/Denial of permits/licences 
 
Indirect Expropriation - Criterion 
- State's police powers 
- Treaty practice 
- Impact of measure 
- Partial expr...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration II - Module 3 (State Defences & Counterclaims)
Defences - Express Exceptions in Investment Treaties 
- Security Exceptions 
- Interpretation 
- General Exceptions (Art XX GATT/Art XIV GATS) 
- Tax measures 
- Government procurement/subsidies/grants 
- State's financial infrastructure 
- Existing/Future non-conforming measures 
 
Defences - Customary International Law 
- Consent 
- Force Majeure 
- State of Necessity 
 
State Counterclaims 
- Treaties/ICSID Convention/Arbitration Rules 
- Instruments of consent 
- Variations of scope of co...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 24 pages •
Defences - Express Exceptions in Investment Treaties 
- Security Exceptions 
- Interpretation 
- General Exceptions (Art XX GATT/Art XIV GATS) 
- Tax measures 
- Government procurement/subsidies/grants 
- State's financial infrastructure 
- Existing/Future non-conforming measures 
 
Defences - Customary International Law 
- Consent 
- Force Majeure 
- State of Necessity 
 
State Counterclaims 
- Treaties/ICSID Convention/Arbitration Rules 
- Instruments of consent 
- Variations of scope of co...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - International Commercial Arbitration I - Module 4 (Arbitration Agreement)
Which law governs the arbitration agreement? 
o	Tribunal 
	A-national rules 
	Seat of arbitration 
	Parties’ law 
o	National court 
o	Conflict of law rules 
o	Law governing substantive contract 
o	Seat of arbitration 
o	UK 
	[Sulamerica] 
	[ENKA v Chubb] 
o	France 
	[Dalico] 
o	Switzerland 
What are the elements of an arbitration clause? 
o	Parties’ intent to arbitrate 
	[Anzen] 
o	Ad hoc v Institutional arbitration 
o	Seat of arbitration 
What are multi-tiered clauses? ...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 11 pages •
Which law governs the arbitration agreement? 
o	Tribunal 
	A-national rules 
	Seat of arbitration 
	Parties’ law 
o	National court 
o	Conflict of law rules 
o	Law governing substantive contract 
o	Seat of arbitration 
o	UK 
	[Sulamerica] 
	[ENKA v Chubb] 
o	France 
	[Dalico] 
o	Switzerland 
What are the elements of an arbitration clause? 
o	Parties’ intent to arbitrate 
	[Anzen] 
o	Ad hoc v Institutional arbitration 
o	Seat of arbitration 
What are multi-tiered clauses? ...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration II - Module 2 (State Responsibility)
State responsibility 
- Constituent elements 
- Legal effects 
 
Attribution of wrongful conduct to states 
- State organs 
- Entities exercising elements of governmental authority 
- Ultra vires acts of State organs/agencies 
- Conduct directed/controlled by State 
- Subsequent adoption/acknowledgment by State 
 
Treaty interpretation 
- General rule (Art 31 VCLT) 
- Supplementary means (Art 32 VCLT) 
- Treaties authenticated in +2 languages (Art 33 VCLT)
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 16 pages •
State responsibility 
- Constituent elements 
- Legal effects 
 
Attribution of wrongful conduct to states 
- State organs 
- Entities exercising elements of governmental authority 
- Ultra vires acts of State organs/agencies 
- Conduct directed/controlled by State 
- Subsequent adoption/acknowledgment by State 
 
Treaty interpretation 
- General rule (Art 31 VCLT) 
- Supplementary means (Art 32 VCLT) 
- Treaties authenticated in +2 languages (Art 33 VCLT)
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration II - Module 1 (Introduction)
Standards of protection before WW2 
- Standards of protection 
- Scholarly opinion 
- Early cases 
- Efforts on codification 
- BITs 
 
Standards of protection after WW2 
- Multinational investment framework 
- Post-colonial challenges to protection frameworks 
- Renewed attempts > Global treaty
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 12 pages •
Standards of protection before WW2 
- Standards of protection 
- Scholarly opinion 
- Early cases 
- Efforts on codification 
- BITs 
 
Standards of protection after WW2 
- Multinational investment framework 
- Post-colonial challenges to protection frameworks 
- Renewed attempts > Global treaty
MBE Questions & Answers - Civil Procedure
SQE2 - Real Property (Planning)
SQE2 - Professional Conduct
SQE2 - Business (Tax)
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