I would give Grey mad props if he ever comes back and the first thing he does is to read Brady’s comments and posts about how disappointed and angry we have been, "mean tweet" style. Plus a good and sufficient mea culpa.
Then, I hope I would be able to let go of his rude disappearance.
First of all, congrats!!
In the subjects you passed, were you able to recall all elements of a topic consistently? For example, 5/5 requirements for a negative covenant to pass, all 6 categories of eligible dependants for provisions from an estate, or all gateways to admit hearsay evidence in a criminal trial?
Or, remembering like 80% of the elements in 80% of the tests is still enough to carry you to the passing line? What did you do if you didn't remember all the nitty-gritty details?
Thanks!
I have been trying to come up with ideas for nick names.
more reflective of the common sentiment: Bullsh-berry or Bullsh-click. Center around how shitty it has been perceived as.
Neutral: Big-berry. you know, cuz it’s so big
Hi parents in r/HongKong,
Is smartphone/screen addiction a problem for your kids yet? How old are they?
Most parents I talk to say it’s a massive issue, but there is also intense social pressure to give in. My kid is only in kindergarten, and I’m already feeling pressure from my spouse and other parents to start building a social media presence/digital footprint for them.
How are you navigating this in HK? When did you finally give your kid a phone?
I am not sitting now but in Oct. I feel for you all. The pressure must be insane.
I laugh and make jokes when I am nervous. I wonder if they would dock my points if they find me too jokey or even break the 4th wall here and there.
T_T
In my provider's mocks, I am always just "Candidate" to the extent that it's like my name. "Candidate met with the client today".
Is it really how I should identify myself in the real thing too?
Today I was doing one research mock in WEA.
The task seems to be decyphering Agricultural Property Relief statutes into plain language.
One hour probably isn't going to be enough. More like one week.
So much convoluted language, so much noise in the statute. I can't fathom how to read and filter all that (eight attachments of statutes and two cases) in 40 mins and then rewrite the statutes in 20 mins.
I feel like the suggested answer was based on what they already know instead of actually extracting laws and rules from the statutes. it does not seem to be the general consensus of what Research tests you on.
How the hell do you get this:
"(1) Where the whole or part of the value transferred by a transfer of value is attributable to the agricultural value of agricultural property, the whole or that part of the value transferred shall be treated as reduced by the appropriate percentage, but subject to the following provisions of this Chapter.
(2) The appropriate percentage is [100 per cent]. if
(a) the interest of the transferor in the property immediately before the transfer carries the right to vacant possession or the right to obtain it within the next twelve months, or
(b) the transferor has been beneficially entitled to that interest since before 10th March 1981 and the conditions set out in subsection (3) below are satisfied; [or]
[(c) the interest of the transferor in the property immediately before the transfer does not carry either of the rights mentioned in paragraph (a) above because the property is let on a tenancy beginning on or after 1st September 1995;]
and, subject to subsection (4) below, it is [50 per cent], in any other case."
To this:
"The agricultural land qualifies for 100% APR"
I don't think the decypher can be taught without a Herculean effort.
Apologies for rambling.
Do you remember whether there are sources that are presented in old-timey caselaw format like this?
My provider does attach cases this way, but the only SRA sample on research has none, all very modern looking. But that SRA case happens to be on a topic that is more modern, with the oldest case being from 1997.
Research is already as hard as it is. having to read like this is really taxing the shit out of my brain.
The mock I did has an executor in the facts. Would you leave both boxes blank or pick "No, go to question 3"?
Thanks!
Hi all,
How much time do you spend on writing the background in your answer? I am doing QLTS and many many suggested solutions feel like having a background/introduction that rewrites the whole instruction.
I know it's a test so it won't be 100% like IRL. but repeating info from the instruction goes against every instinct of my old desk monkey ass, who has been beaten into me to not write long emails.
Thanks!
Relistening to the show has been so much fun I can't stop myself. I am at, like, ep 50.
Man, so much stuff said sounds soooo loaded now. Lol
(not really a burning question. Just wanna make a post for the sake of making a post here)
Was listening to ep 26 and Brady talked a bit about his review "system". Just hit me how funny it would be if Myke interviews him in his next ep of Cortex
Hi all,
I was doing a mock as subject. In the mock scenario, a witness has been injured 1 week before trial and therefore could not attend. Hence the notice is needed for the "summary of evidence" included in the attachments.
In the notice template, the options are 116 and 117(1c) and 114(1)d. I picked 117 and 114 thinking there is a summary of evidence "prepared for the criminal proceedings". But the suggested answer picks 116 only. Can anyone advise why it's only 116?
Many many thanks!
Today I was doing a mock and it broke me. It broke me, man.
Any advice welcome (and honestly desperately needed).
Side note: I think I can articulate a part of the reason why this provider, that definitely helped me pass SQE1, is now f'ing me in the behind so bad in SQE2. Because it sticks to their motto, "harder mocks, easier pass." With SQE1 it's fine because you only need to learn about an exam that has definitive answers (MCQ). But for SQE2, to begin with, there is already another whole new component to the whole exam (learning "output," vs. in SQE1 the output is just clicking an option). The hard mocks plus the output-learning is now demoralizing.
Sorry for rambling.
>!You know it’s terrible to leave people hanging!!!!<
>!You live long enough to see yourself become a villain !<
I was doing a mock on dispute research. It’s a topic I have never studied: group litigation or representative claims.
While both CPR r 7 and r 19 were attached, I thought r 7 was a misdirect because I didn’t know r 7.3 (representative claims) was relevant. I didn’t read it because ignorant me thought it was about an adult representing a child or something (because r 21 was also attached). I moved on to only read r 19 because the name “Group Lit Order” is obvious enough.
I wrote my entire answer solely about GLO because I NEVER studied group actions in my SQE1! I didn’t know what a representative claim means. Am I supposed to read ALL the CPRs cover to cover on the spot? I was already spent by reading the 4 judgments provided. It’s time-consuming to just try to guess why the judgments were provided. I have to read ALL the rules too!!?
God help me…. Sorry for rambling.
Hi everyone,
I write emails all day in my day job. It is hammered into me to write succinctly. As I started to prep for SQE2, I have been really struggling with my writing style.
Is it better to writing in the exam like this (from a suggested answer in a mock)?
>I look forward to hearing from you once you have further considered all that I have included in this letter so that if you decide to proceed I can take steps to get things moving.
>If you have any questions about anything in this letter or arising from our meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me
Or like this?
>I look forward to hearing from you. Any questions, let me know.
Really dreadful to face the prospect of forcing my brain to change how it thinks. Like I can't just change my personality on demand. I couldn't even if I wanted to.
Big thanks in advance!
Hey everyone,
I was practising drafting a defence for a SQE2 mock exam on QLTS. The instructions say to also prepare a note for the partner about when to file the acknowledgement of service. However, it seems like the writing window only lets me draft the defence.
#Should I make a new page? It doesn't seem to have that feature. It's all an endless page.
#Should I make many, many new lines? Seems strange.
#Did I miss a button to create a new doc? Not sure how close QLTS UI is to the real thing
Huge thanks in advance!
I searched through a few of the resources I have. But it doesn't really advise on what to do if I could not recall all the elements on the spot (say I can't remember the 3/4 requirements for getting an asset freezing order).
What should I write in my answer?
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
a few questions about the actual exam user interface (UI) compares to the QLTS mock platform:
Thank you so much in advance
