Introduction to Law & Legal Method
(assessed by 2 assignments - pass mark 40%)

1. Effective Study
2. Finding the Law
3. Settling Disputes
4. Applying the Law

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS
'Legal Method' Ian McLeod 4th Edition (Palgrave Macmillan)
'The Legal System' by Kat Malleson 2nd edition (Oxford University Press)

FOUNDATION - INTRODUCTION TO CONVEYANCING

(assessed by 6 assignments - pass mark 50%)

Introduction

1. Seller's and Buyer's Tasks
2. Pre-Contract /Enquiries & Searches
3. The Contract
4. Exchange of Contract
5. Deducing and Investigating Title
6. Preparation for Completion
7. Completion
8. Post Completion
9. Various Matters
   1. Mortgages
   2. Joint Ownership
   3. Powers of Attorney
   4. Leases
   5. NHBC
   6. Indemnity Insurance & Statutory Declarations
   7. Commonhold
10. Remedies
11. Conveyancing and Land Registry Forms

1. Introduction to the Law of Contract
2. Offer and Acceptance
3. Consideration and Privity
4. The Intention to Create Legal Relations
5. The Form of a Contract
6. The Contents of a Contract
7. Possible Defects in the Contract - Mistake, Misrepresentation, Duress, Undue Influence
8. Void and Illegal Contracts
9. Discharge of the Contract
10. Remedies for Breach of Contract

1. Formalities
2. Mistake re non est factum/rectification
3. Misrepresentation

1. Offer & acceptance
2. Consideration and Privity
3. Intention to create legal relations
4. The contents of the contract
5. Mistake
6. Duress and undue influence
7. Void and Illegal contracts
8. Discharge of the contract
9. Remedies for breach of contract

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:
'Law of Contract' Paul Richards (Pitman)
'The Law of Contract' Treitel (Sweet & Maxwell)
'Law of Contract' Richard Taylor (Blackstone Press) (SWOT Series)
'The Modern Law of Contract' Richard Stone (Cavendish)
'Contract Law' Ewan McKendrick (Palgrave Law Masters)
Sourcebook on Contract Law' Martin Davis, David Oughton (Cavendish)

Students should ensure they purchase the latest edition textbooks.

Syllabus content:
1. Land and its Meaning
2. Estates and Interest in Land
3. The Difference between Legal & Equitable Interests in Land & the Doctrine of Notice
4. The Protection of Interests in Unregistered Land
5. The Protection of Interests in Registered Land
6. Trust Property
7. Co-Ownership
8. Leasehold Property
9. Adverse Possession
10. Interests in the Land of Another
      (10.1) Easements and Profits
      (10.2) Licences
      (10.1) Covenants in freehold land
      (10.1) Mortgages
    

Section A Subjects:
1. The doctrine of notice
2. Land Charges (Unregistered) Land
3. Land Registration
4. Easements
5. Co-Ownership
6. Mortgages

Section B Subjects:
1. Land and its meaning
2. Estates and interest in land
3. Trust property
4. Leasehold property
5. Adverse possession
6. Licences
7. Covenants in freehold land

1.  Introduction and fundamental aspects of bookkeeping.
2.  Recording of basic transactions
3.  Bookkeeping entries involving the cash account.
4.  Bookkeeping entries not involving the cash account.
5.  Charging Clients.
6.  Bookkeeping entries relating to clients.
7.  The Accounts Rules.
8.  Office Account Entries
9.  Other layouts of accounts
10. Value Added Tax.
11. Books of Prime Entry.
12. The conveyancing transaction.
13. Value Added Tax and clients.
14. Interest on clients' money and other banking procedures.
15. Mortgages.
16. Conveyancing statements.
17. The Trial Balance.
18. The banking system
19. Bank reconciliation statements
20. Year End Accounts.
21. Adjustments to the year end accounts
22. Accounting concepts.
23. Interpreting year end Accounts.
23. Cash flow forecasting
24. Correcting errors and monthly reconciliations.
25. Licensed Conveyancers' Accounts in Practice.

Note: Candidates are allowed a manual calculator and a clean, unmarked set of the current CLCs' Accounts, Deposit Interest and Accountant's Report Rules for reference. No further notes are allowed.

1. Introdution
   • The Licensed Conveyancer
   • Substantive Law
   • Registered Land
   • Introduction to Conveyancing
2. Instructions to Exchange of Contracts
   • Taking Instructions
   • Enquiries before Contracts
   • The Contract
   • Exchange of Contracts
3. Exchange of Contracts to Completion and Beyond
   • Showing Title
   • Investing Title
   • Searches before Completion
   • Preparing for Completion
   • Completion
   • After Completion
4. Leaseholds
5. Commonhold
6. Mortgages
7. Remedies
8. Drafting
9. The future

1.  Characteristics of a lease
2.  Creating a tenancy
3.  Types of tenancies
4.  Leasehold covenants
5.  Repairs
6.  Enforceability of leasehold covenants
7.  Remedies
8.  Termination
9.  Basic Priniciples
10. Avoiding protection
11. Recovery of possession
12. Rent regulation
13. Succession
14. Mobile Homes Act 2006
15. Unlawful eviction and harassment
16. Commercial leases
17. Long leases
18. Agricultural tenancies

NOTE: One of the above clean, unmarked textbooks may be taken into the Landlord & Tenant Examination. Candidates will also be allowed to take one clean, unmarked A4 sheet of notes (Arial font size 12) word processed both sides into the examination for reference purposes.

PLEASE NOTE:
DEFINITION OF CLEAN, UNMARKED COPY