SQE1 Criminal Law – Rules, Exceptions & Key Distinctions Cheat Sheet

A comprehensive 24-page SQE1 Criminal Law revision guide designed to help you understand, organise and quickly recall the rules 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 offence elements, mens rea requirements, defences and the distinctions between closely related offences.

Topics covered include:

• Actus reus
• Causation
• Liability for omissions
• Intention and recklessness
• Strict liability
• Transferred malice
• Assault and battery
• ABH and GBH offences
• Murder
• Voluntary and involuntary manslaughter
• Theft
• Robbery
• Burglary
• Fraud
• Criminal damage
• Attempts
• Secondary liability
• Intoxication
• Self-defence
• Duress
• Necessity and other criminal defences

The guide places particular emphasis on the elements and distinctions that commonly decide SQE1 questions, including differences in mens rea, offence classification and the availability or effect of particular defences.

The resource is designed for use when consolidating Criminal 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.