How to register for the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
How to verify your ID and what you need to provide.
What the survey is, and what it covers.
If you need help or assistance to sit your assessments.
If you are a qualified lawyer, you may be eligible for an exemption.
How to book the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
Find out how and when to book your SQE assessments.
Upcoming assessment dates, booking windows, and test centre locations.
Find out how you can take the SQE assessments in Welsh.
Everything you need to know about sitting the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
The assessment specification for both FLK1 and FLK2, including annexes and sample questions.
The specification for the written and oral assessments, including annexes and sample questions.
What to expect on the assessment days and how to claim mitigating circumstances.
How to get your results, how assessments are marked, how to resit an assessment, or make an appeal.
What to expect when you get your results, and how to resit any assessments.
Read and download SQE reports.
Learn about what the SQE is, who it's for and how much it costs.
Find out what the SQE is and how it works.
Find out who's eligible to take the SQE, including exemptions.
Find out how much the SQE will cost and how you can pay for it.
Find out what candidates say about their experience of the SQE.
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There are provisions contained in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (the Act) that came into force at the end of 2023. These include provisions relating to the revocation and assimilation of retained EU law. A helpful summary of the Act has also been published.
As a result of the provisions, the part of FLK1 covering EU Law requires amendment which is set out below.
For the avoidance of doubt, the weightings contained in Annex 4 of the SQE1 Assessment Specification remain unchanged. EU Law is not examined in SQE2.
The part of FLK1 covering EU Law will now read as follows:
The place of EU law in the UK constitution.
This change will come into effect immediately and will apply to the July 2024 SQE1 assessment.
The timing of this change comes earlier than the usual date for implementing changes to the FLK via the FLK annual review (see further below). The departure from the usual timeline is due to the timing of the changes made by the Act coming into force, the consequent change in the impact of EU law in the UK, and the specific reference in the FLK to “retained EU law”.
The effective date of the change has been made after the completion of the January 2024 SQE1 assessments to avoid any confusion for candidates sitting those assessments. Guidance in relation to the law applicable for an SQE1 assessment can be found in the SQE1 Assessment Specification.
The FLK is subject to annual review. Any changes resulting from the 2024 annual review will be published in April 2024 and will come into effect at the beginning of September 2024.
There have also been some recent changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). These necessitate an amendment to SQE1 Sample Question 33 (FLK1) which will be made shortly.