SQE1 Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law – Rules, Exceptions & Key Distinctions Cheat Sheet

Constitutional & Administrative Law can feel difficult because several doctrines can appear in the same question — but the answer usually turns on identifying who acted, where their power came from and how that power can be challenged.

This 55-page SQE1 Constitutional, Administrative & EU Law revision guide is designed to help you diagnose the legal problem before trying to recall an isolated rule.

The guide helps you work through questions in the same order:

who acted → what is the source of power → what limits that power → what challenge route applies → what test or ground applies → what remedy follows → what is the legal effect

The subject is then divided into five major routes:constitutional power → devolution → public order → judicial review → human rights & assimilated EU law

Covered in the guide:

• The UK constitution

• Parliamentary sovereignty

• Rule of law and separation of powers

• Royal prerogative

• Constitutional conventions

• Devolution

• Public order and protest

• Judicial review

• Illegality

• Irrationality

• Procedural impropriety

• Legitimate expectation

• Human Rights Act 1998

• ECHR rights and proportionality

• Public authorities

• Remedies

• Assimilated EU law and post-REULA rules

Built for SQE1 MCQ revision

The guide is structured to help you:

• Identify the relevant constitutional actor

• Distinguish statute, prerogative, convention and common law

• Separate legal limits from political conventions

• Identify whether judicial review is the correct route

• Apply the correct judicial-review ground

• Distinguish absolute, limited and qualified Convention rights

• Apply proportionality where required

• Identify the correct public-order rule for processions and assemblies

• Follow devolution competence questions correctly

• Understand exactly what each remedy does — and does not do

The resource also includes a master lifecycle, five CAL mini-lifecycles, fast issue spotters, comparison tables, MCQ traps, deadlines and legal-effect boxes so you can move from diagnosis to the correct test and remedy.

The aim is simple:

find the actor and the source of power first — then identify the limit, challenge, test and legal consequence.

Use the guide alongside MCQ practice to consolidate the subject, separate similar constitutional doctrines and prepare for mocks and final-stage revision.

Please note: This is an independently prepared educational revision resource. It is not affiliated with, approved by or endorsed by the SRA or any university, education provider or SQE preparation provider. Candidates should use the applicable SRA SQE1 Assessment Specification and their main study materials alongside this resource.

Accuracy and liability notice:

This resource has been prepared with reasonable care for educational and revision purposes. However, legal rules, constitutional arrangements, regulatory requirements and assessment specifications may change, and errors or omissions may occasionally occur. Candidates should check the applicable SRA SQE1 Assessment Specification and relevant official sources for the version that applies to their assessment date.

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