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  1. Jefrishan
    Thank you, Sir Mike. I am from Sri Lanka, and I have followed and thoroughly enjoyed your lectures. I passed the exam today with a score of 71%, and I am truly grateful for your guidance.

    Just to note, I came across a scenario-based question related to "Market Abuse". I understand this falls under the illegalities-related area. I’m sharing this here in case it helps others when preparing for their exams.

    Cheers!
  2. MikeLittleTutor
    That's a good result Jefrishan, well done.

    And thank you too for the comment about market abuse.
  3. ROCHELLE
    Hello, I'm from Trinidad and sitting LW as a CBE. Are these lectures valid? Doing it on Nov 10th (next monday) but I'm just starting to study. Do you think these videos are sufficient enough to pass? Love from Trinidad <3
  4. MikeLittleTutor
    Rochelle, if you're trying to leave everything to the last minute, why are you asking this with 4 full days before 10th November? :-)

    1 As a matter of urgency, read the course notes, start to finish, without trying to 'learn' the content. Just read. And do that every day starting NOW. They should take no more than 2 hours to just read from page 1 to the end.

    2 Another urgent piece of advice - watch the video lectures for as long as, and for as many times as, your brain can take it.

    3 As a third point of urgency, get your hands on a Revision Kit from a reputable publisher and, each day, after having immersed yourself in a two hour read and a mind blowing watch, open the Revision Kit and start practicing answers. Given the time constraints that you have sportingly given yourself, maybe just attempt every 10th question throughout the book. At the end of each section (the book is helpfully divided into sections) check your answers against the printed solution and rationalise why your answer was incorrect (if it was, in fact, incorrect). If you reach the end of the book, start again with a different question but progress from that point every 10th question

    4 Return to point 1 and repeat

    Two further helpful hints: Do NOT mark your answer attempts actually in the Revision Kit. Mark your attempts on a separate piece of paper. In that way, any subsequent attempt at the same question will not be influenced by an earlier attempt.

    When you hit a brick wall, as you surely will, don't struggle with trying to reconcile the answer to your own line of thought. Post the query on the Ask ACCA Tutor Law forum and I shall get back to you.

    And finally, a hint for your future studies ... leave yourself a couple of extra days. I seem to think that a 5 day study period is asking a lot of yourself.

    If I don't hear from you before 10th, please do let me know how you went on in the exam.

    And the GREATEST of good luck
  5. ROCHELLE
    I know I know - my circumstances are definitely NOT the best but I rather try, than not try. Is it possible to point me towards a Revision Kit?
  6. MikeLittleTutor
    I'm sorry! Clearly my caustic reply earlier couldn't have known about the personal pressures and difficulties that you face.

    A Revision Kit? Do you not know of anyone in Trinidad that has recently passed their law exam?

    You could try to ask at the offices of the 'Big 4'

    The two recognised tuition providers are BPP and Kaplan. I have a personal preference for BPP but, clearly, others don't always share that preference. Had you been asking 5 months ago, I would have pointed you in the direction of acquiring a BPP Revision Kit taking advantage of the 20% discount by ordering through the yellow box on this site.

    Sadly, you aren't writing this 5 months ago!

    OK Rochelle - this is less than ideal but I can only suggest that, if you can't locate a Revision Kit TODAY, let's give up on 'urgent matter number 3' and concentrate of reading and re-reading those course notes and watching endlessly the videos. As I write this, the time in Trinidad must be around 3.00 on Thursday morning. That gives you today, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of continuous and repetitive reading and listening. I have to say, I don't envy you!

    Another thought - you could check out the specimen law exams on the ACCA site to get a feel for the style and difficulties of the exam format and questions.

    Do whatever you can TODAY to get a Revision Kit. Otherwise, read, watch and listen. And remember, I shall be here all the time between now and your Monday exam date. And whatever plans you had for Friday Night Lime, cancel them!
  7. ROCHELLE
    I found a BPP Revision Kit but it's for exams from 1 Sep 2023, till 31 Aug 2024. I'm guessing there have been small changes since then, but I'd like to guess that most of the questions/answers can still prepare me to at least pass, right?
  8. MikeLittleTutor
    Rochelle, I would be amazed if more than 1% of the answers in your 2004 revision kit were incorrect / outdated.

    Go ahead and use that edition over these next 3 days.

    OK?
  9. ROCHELLE
    Good Day, I passed law with 64% !
    Not the best mark but a pass for sure & I'm proud of it. Thank you for your advice. I'm on to FR on Dec 4th now

    Rochelle! Very well done. I have to admit that I thought that it would be too much for you and I'm happy for you that you have proved me wrong. Now FR in 18 days? On this Law performance you should maybe think about taking a fortnight's holiday before you ask P2D2 for studying advice.
  10. Beata
    Hi Mike,
    I just want to say a big thank you because I passed Acca Eng Law with 74% on my first try.
    I couldn't have achieved it without you.
    Lots of love from Dublin,
    Beata
  11. MikeLittleTutor
    That's great news, Beata. Very well done, and a good score too.

    All the very best to you on the rest of your ACCA journey - hopefully you'll let OpenTuition help you on your journey
  12. An
    Thank you for the great story. Very easy to understand.
  13. MikeLittleTutor
    Thank you for your comment and, if you have any queries during the course of your law studies, do make sure that you post your questions on the Ask ACCA Tutor Law forum and I shall be happy to get back to you
  14. Aster
    Im going to sit the exam inJune 25. Is there any change that I should be aware of ?

    Thank you

    Aster 90, the notes and lectures are up-to-date for June 2025

    OK
  15. Neel
    Hi, thank you for the video...is it valid for march 2025?
  16. MikeLittleTutor
    It certainly is valid for March 2025.

    If you come across any problems with the Law, post your question on the Ask ACCA Tutor Law forum and I shall get back to you

    OK?
  17. adina
    hi, are these lectures good for Dec 2024?
  18. MikeLittleTutor
    They certainly are. Such is the nature of the law syllabus that it rarely alters and, when it does, it tends to be only very slight adjustments, The only change from September 2024 to December is the renaming of the division of the High Court that used to be entitled 'Queens Bench Division' With the passing of our Queen Elizabeth (the Second!), the Division has now changed its title to Kings Bench Division.

    OK?
  19. adina
    alright, thank you!!
  20. MikeLittleTutor
    You're welcome
  21. Bipana
    Can I use this lecuture for Sep 2024 ?
  22. MikeLittleTutor
    You certainly can! And, if you come across something that you don’t understand, you can post your query on the Ask ACCA Tutor page and I shall get back to you

    OK?
  23. Bipana
    okayy Thankyou :)
  24. MikeLittleTutor
    You're welcome
  25. shiann
    Can i use these lectures for June 2024?
  26. MikeLittleTutor
    You certainly can! And, if you come across something that you don't understand, you can post your query on the Ask ACCA Tutor page and I shall get back to you

    OK?
  27. AhmedSupporter
    I just wonder how open tuition arrange to get legends like you SENSIE Mike and SENSIE John and others whom i didn't studied with yet
  28. MikeLittleTutor
    Both John and I (as well as many others in the OT team) worked for Financial Training that became subsumed over the years into Kaplan
  29. Zaid
    Hi there!
    I wanted to know if these lectures are good for Dec 2023?
  30. MikeLittleTutor
    Such is the nature of law, there are very few - if any! - changes to the syllabus from one year to the next.

    In answer to your question, you certainly can use these notes and lectures for a December 2023 sitting.

    NB December starts in 2 days' time! Where have you been that you're just now looking at notes and lectures????
  31. Zaid
    I will be booking the exam for the last week of December. Hopefully as I have been able to complete the Foundation level in 6 months I think I will be able to do it but if I am not ready I will book for January.
  32. subbu
    Can I use these lectures for September 2023 exam?
  33. MS.Shirazi
    Can I use these lectures and notes if I wanna attempt in June 2023?
  34. MikeLittleTutor
    You certainly can .... and when you hit a brick wall in trying to understand something, you can post on the Ask ACCA Tutor forum and I shall get back to you.

    OK?
  35. sumayyah
    Hi is this exam on demand so can I book it anytime?
  36. MikeLittleTutor
    Please, ask either in Ask the ACCA Tutor forum or in the general forum ... but NOT in both!

    Thanks
  37. Mannan
    I am writing this exam on 21st march 2023. Are these lectures up to date? and also, I looked at the notes too but they are for the papers from September 2021 to august 2022 so how should I go about the notes?
  38. MikeLittleTutor
    Mannan, the notes are still good for March 2023 (as also are the video lectures.) What IS REALLY IMPORTANT is that you get hold of a revision kit from one of teh approved publishers and get stuck heavily into answering exam style / standard questions. Hour after hour of practice.

    Your exam is just 11 days away! Has this thought about relevance and up-to-dateness just struck you and are you a last-minute studyer?

    Posta gain if you feel that you need to - post on the Ask ACCA Tutor forum (I know that you're doing CIMA but I don't always look in the general questions whereas I ALWAYS look daily on the Ask ACCA Tutor pages)

    OK?
  39. Mannan
    Ok sir, thankyou so much.
  40. Razvan
    "...a weeks long of blerblehbleer bleh..." :D
    I am very grateful for you lectures Mike. You make teaching fun!
  41. MikeLittleTutor
    Yes, I know the teaching is fun. I can only hope that the other side (ie the learning) is equally fun :-)
  42. Nyasha Dekeshe
    Thanks for the video. Just wanted to know if I can use these lectures for my June 2025 Exams.
  43. Swiss
    Came for the Law, stayed for the History!
  44. MikeLittleTutor
    Well, it's good to know you got some benefit even if it wasn't wholly what you had expected :-)
  45. Mustafa
    Hi Mike,

    I've really been enjoying listening to your lectures. I love how interesting and fun you've made the lectures and with good level of detail and precision.

    Thanks a lot Mike, this will be my very first attempt of ACCA exams in December and I'm already feeling confident due to the open tuition materials.

    Thank you!!
  46. MikeLittleTutor
    Thanks for the comment ... but don't forget to acquire a revision kit from one of the reputable publishers and then spend endless hours practicing the hundreds of exam style questions from that kit

    And when I say 'endless hours' take time off for work, food and sleep - but not too much of any of those! Hour after hour after hour of exam style question practice

    And let me know how you get on in December :-)
  47. Penny
    Thanks Mike this is so clear and helpful.
  48. Hermela
    it was nice lecture. i really want to thank mike,...
    i have 2 questions that confused me ... when we are appellant who will be our respondent? and the other is.. what is the difference between being sued in court and prosecuted in court? i really want to thank you for ur dedication..
  49. Kishan
    Hi
    Just to help out...
    When you appeal to a higher court, the respondent is still the same as before, you are basically asking for a second opinion from a different judge on the same case.
    As for the other question, when you are being sued in court, you are being sued by an individual (or business) and the maximum that happens in a case of being sued is monetary damages and/or equity remedies. When you are being prosecuted in court it's now the State (whoever represents the law in your country) vs the accused. Here you can get fined, imprisoned or do community serviced or a mix of all three.
    I hope this helps
  50. Barb
    That surely cannot be correct every time. If the first decision went against the original claimant then, sure, the claimant would then be the appellant and the respondent would be the same, as you have said.

    But if the original decision has gone against the defendant and the defendant chooses to appeal, then the roles must be reversed and the original plaintiff becomes the respondent whilst the original defendant now becomes the appellant

    I think

    Best post it on Ast the Tutor and see what Vijay says
  51. shahidalikhan123
    Are there any latest notes to this subject available?
  52. AHEEBWA
    Thank you so much sir
  53. blessed96
    I am grateful for open tuition. thank you so much Mike.
  54. shahidalikhan123
    are the notes provided by open tuitions for F4 are enough to pass?
  55. Hafsa
    Hello Sir, I would like to thank you for your lecture. I was scared with this paper and I find the beginning to be very interesting. But I have a doubt with the phrase in the lecture under the common law topic i.e "Cornerstone of Common Law is judicial precedent". It would be really helpful to me if you could explain about it to me. Thank you in advance.
    With regards,
    Hafsa.
  56. Barb
    Hi - I think Mike is no longer actively involved with this site so, if I can, I'll try to explain my thoughts about what the expression means

    English law is built around the concept of certainty and that certainty is only achieved by consistency of approach to reaching judicial decisions

    And another way of saying 'consistency of approach to reaching judicial decisions' is using the words 'judicial precedent'

    So, when a judge makes a decision, later judges in similar cases will follow that earlier decision ... and that's where the word 'common' comes in in the expression 'Common Law'

    Does that help?
  57. Hafsa
    Thank you so very much for the explanation. Your explanation really helped me understand the phrase. Thanks again for the guidance.
  58. shahidalikhan123
    Have you passed the exam?
  59. Ali
    Thank you Mike for the lectures and the understanding. I passed the paper listening to your lectures and notes and exercise from BPP. Thank you for teaching us. I appreciate you and and your devotedness.
  60. mohamed
    thanks for lecture
  61. shalik
    Thank you so much Mike I have passed this paper just a few weeks ago and will be attempting another one this coming September. Due certain events in my life i stopped attempting ACCA exams for almost a year and a half. One if which was a loss in confidence to actually finish ACCA due to failing exams a bunch of time in the past. Then I dicided to give it another try with Open tuition. While studying this paper with you Mike I got to not only learn but have fun a long the way. After passing the exam it has given me hope to continue ACCA.

    I hope this inspires other students to continue what we have started already and that we can do it with Open tuition.
  62. Hamza rajput
    ohh,its great
    dear,did you follow ENG variant or GLO
    plz give me some instructions from your experience to pass the exam.
  63. Solomon
    Thanks so much for your lectures, I love them especially how the points were been broken down, but please I will be very, very grateful if there can be lectures like these using English pronunciation in an African tongue, because most time the pronunciation is too twisted that I don't understand what the lecturer is actually saying and the write ups of what the lecturer says displayed on the screen are sometimes not correct or not in accordance with what the lecturer is saying. Please help some of us in Africa who are not used to the western tongues so that we won't miss out of this great and uncommon opportunity. Keep on the good work, thanks.
  64. MikeLittleTutor
    Solomon, thank you for this post although I'm not sure what qualifies as 'English pronunciation in an African tongue'!

    I'm genuinely sorry that you are struggling to understand my Northern accent but I fear that any attempt by me to speak with my impression of an African tongue would be at best laughable and at worst could be considered as racist

    Neither of those outcomes is desirable!

    I'm intrigued that you believe that sometimes my spoken word appears to conflict with the course notes - I cannot remember a single instance when I have deviated from the 'script'

    If it's possible, could you give me an example ie lecture subject and video time where this conflict appears

    I appreciate that that is going to be mighty difficult for you but please do your best

    Many thanks

    And, as a PS, you would be advised to post your questions to me on the appropriate 'Ask ACCA Tutor' forum. That way I'm guaranteed to see your post

    OK?
  65. Bennett
    Hi dupsolo,
    You need to sing in Youtube then from the left menu, select subtitle, but some videos you will notice a 'CC' button in the lower right-hand corner. You can turn on subtitles by clicking the CC icon.
    Hope this helps
  66. Md Jiyaul abdula
    Hi Mike,I’m confused about the common laws developed over time and will be apply in Civil courts only or will be in criminal courts as well.
  67. Md Jiyaul abdula
    Is civil law consist fundamental elements of common law only?

    Will Case law can be common law, civil Law, criminal law?
  68. Nichola
    You are making, what I worried would very boring, very interesting! Your obvious interest in the subject matter is contagious! X
  69. MikeLittleTutor
    That's very kind of you to say Nichola - enjoy the rest of your studies :-)
  70. Ilham
    Absolutely amazing content. Better than study-text books. Thank you so much for the free lectures.
  71. MikeLittleTutor
    You're very welcome
  72. Haminat
    I love your lecturing style, you make law interesting.
  73. MikeLittleTutor
    Thanks for your comment
  74. Abdul Wasay
    hi shd i study english variant or global variant im from pakistan
  75. MikeLittleTutor
    Please go to the general forum for the law paper, scroll down to the sixth post (from Jon Bain) and then, if you still need to ask, post again on the Ask ACCA Tutor forum.

    OK?
  76. Idorenyin
    Hi,

    I'm not able to get to Jon's post referred to here. Please can you post link
  77. MikeLittleTutor
    I'm struggling to make a link to Jon's post - it's the eighth one down in the law General forum

    Try again please
  78. SP
    Your teaching style is very entertaining. Can't wait to get to the rest of the interesting stories. Thank you!
  79. Asher
    Good morning Mike. I would like to know if the plaintiff is the same as the claimant in civil law? Thanks
  80. Asher
    Thanks for this video. Well explained. You made clarification on ratio decidendi and obiter dicta by differentiating the two.
  81. MikeLittleTutor
    Thank you for the comment
  82. Juneid
    thank you
  83. namulondo1
    Thank you for Explaining the lecture in detail this is so helpful
  84. MikeLittleTutor
    You're very welcome - hope you enjoy the rest … it just gets better and better!
  85. muftic
    I've learned so much, i think am gonna be a lawyer?? tnx to u open tuition??
  86. magictec
    Please, how do i download the videos to watch offline?
  87. opentuition_teamAdmin
    click button 'Watch later: you youtube will let you watch it offline
  88. magictec
    Thank you very much
  89. milena11
    Very good lecturing!!!
  90. MikeLittleTutor
    Thank you for that welcome comment :-)
  91. conor2019
    Lovely lecturing style.
  92. MikeLittleTutor
    Thank you for that comment :-))
  93. Ansu Koroma
    Thanks Mike for this well explained lecture and also for the introductory aspect of the paper. I never knew that there's no need to memorize the cases and statutes (i.e. names and dates) until now. Thanks for the clarification.
  94. MikeLittleTutor
    You're very welcome! And it's good to know that at least one student has taken on board that there's no need to remember the fine details of cases, names nor 'facts' nor statute names nor sections.

    Well done for spotting that! It'll save you hours of painful effort trying to remember irrelevant detail :-))
  95. Ansu Koroma
    So true Mike as that would have been a fruitless effort of time wasting and loss of energy
  96. stanley2631542
    thank you very helpful
  97. MikeLittleTutor
    You're welcome
  98. Yang
    Really like it, thank you so much.
  99. Umarjon
    Really good lecture thank you so much!
  100. hinasherwani
    Amazing lecture, explained in detail. Thanks
  101. bunglar2
    Thank you sir i have enjoyed the lecture...
  102. MikeLittleTutor
    Glad you enjoyed it!
  103. Darin
    Thank you very much sir, your explanations were easy to understand and fun to listen too!??
  104. MikeLittleTutor
    Glad you enjoyed them :-)
  105. melomat
    The lesson is very helpful. Thank you I answered the test questions by following the link and did well.
  106. MikeLittleTutor
    That's good news :-)
  107. dodaltrio
    Never understood what Ratio Decidendi until now, thanks.
  108. MikeLittleTutor
    You're welcome
  109. lprozorovsci72
    Thank you
  110. Pankaj
    thanks for this video
  111. sjjohn
    Well explained indeed
  112. Premier
    Thank you sir, well explained!

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