SQE1 Dispute Resolution – Rules, Exceptions & Key Distinctions Cheat Sheet

A comprehensive 29-page SQE1 Dispute Resolution revision guide designed to help you understand, organise and quickly recall the procedural 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 presents civil litigation in structured, colour-coded tables separating the general rule, exceptions, important limits, MCQ trigger words, legal effects and relevant deadlines.

Topics covered include:

• ADR, mediation and arbitration
• Pre-action conduct and protocols
• Limitation periods
• Commencing proceedings
• Choice of court
• Claim forms and particulars of claim
• Service and deemed service
• Acknowledgment of service and defence deadlines
• Admissions and default judgment
• Counterclaims and additional claims
• Part 18 requests
• Amendments and discontinuance
• Interim applications
• Summary judgment
• Interim injunctions and interim payments
• Case management and track allocation
• Relief from sanctions
• Disclosure and inspection
• Evidence and witnesses
• Settlement and Part 36
• Costs and enforcement
• Appeals

The guide places particular emphasis on deadlines, procedural sequence, who must file or serve each document and the consequences of failing to comply with the CPR.

The resource is designed for use when consolidating Dispute Resolution, 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.