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

A comprehensive 23-page SQE1 Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law revision guide designed to help you understand, organise and quickly recall the core principles most likely to be tested in multiple-choice questions.

The resource is structured to follow the relevant SRA SQE1 Assessment Specification and Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) applicable.

The cheat sheet focuses on constitutional principles, judicial review and human rights, with key rules and distinctions presented in an exam-focused format.

Topics covered include:

• The uncodified UK constitution
• Parliamentary sovereignty
• The rule of law
• Separation of powers
• Parliament and the legislative process
• Constitutional conventions
• The royal prerogative
• Devolution
• Judicial review
• Standing and amenability to judicial review
• Illegality, irrationality and procedural unfairness
• Judicial review procedure and remedies
• The Human Rights Act 1998
• Convention rights and public authorities
• Absolute, limited and qualified rights
• Proportionality
• The continuing relevance of EU law following Brexit

The guide places particular emphasis on the distinctions that commonly decide SQE1 questions, including the legal effect of constitutional rules, grounds of judicial review, available remedies and the different categories of Convention rights.

The resource is designed for use when consolidating Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law, preparing for mocks or completing final-stage revision before the SQE1 examination.

Please note: This is an independently prepared revision resource and is not affiliated with, approved by or endorsed by the SRA, Kaplan, any university, education provider or SQE training provider. It is intended as a supplementary study aid and should be used alongside the official SQE assessment specification and your main study materials.