Some advice re F4 CBE case studies

Took and passed F4 CBE yesterday.

I have seen a few people ask whether it is necessary to know cases for the CBE exam

Whilst there is no need to learn specific details and dates of multiple cases, I had a few questions (both in my exam and when I was practicing using the past/ specimen exams) whereby they present you with an identical scenario to a well known case, but just with different names, and ask you to interpret the outcome.

If you are familiar with the case then you will already know the outcome, and it will be easy marks, instead of having to interpret the scenario based on your knowledge of the particular type of law in question.

A few examples I have encountered off the top of my head:

-The woman that tried to climb out of the locked toilet- contributory negligence
-Directors whos voting rights trebled when the others attempted to vote them off- Weighted voting rights
-Low nominal rental amount paid by widow- Consideration sufficient, need not be adequate
-Woman who found an insect in their ginger beer (in my CBE exam it was a piece of glass in a loaf of bread)- Duty of care owed by manufacturer to eventual consumer

Therefore I would say don’t bother with dates and specifics, but when learning about a certain subject, familiarise yourself with cases that illustrate it