F4 UK – exam tips – June 2013 (Bpp, Kaplan, First Intuition)

Exam tips are out! Enjoy but do not rely on them.

Kaplan

– English legal system
Types of law
Court structure
Court vs tribunal
Interpretation of statute
Human Rights Act
Tribunals

– Contract law
Exclusion clauses
Offer and acceptance
Consideration/privity of contract
Express and implied terms
Intention to create legal relations

– Tort of negligence
Duty of care
Breach of duty
Professional misstatement

– Employment law
Common law duties
Remedies
Redundancy

– Agency/partnership
How agency relationship arises
Liability of agents & partners
Termination of partnership

– Company law
Separate personality/lifting the veil
Articles of association
Statutory books
Choice of business structure/private v public company
Treasury shares
Class rights
Loan capital/charges
Appointment/removal/disqualification of directors
Directors authority
Directors’ duties
Meeings
Auditors
Company secretary
Corporate governance

– Fraudulent behaviour
Money laundering
Market abuse
Bribery
Fraudulent and wrongful trading

BPP

Important areas to cover:
Q1 – English legal system; court structures and sources of law.
Q2 – Contract formation; offer, acceptance and consideration.
Q3 – Tort of negligence; duty of care, breach, causation and defences.
Q4 – Formation of company; or operation of a partnership.
Q5 – Capital and financing; shares and/or debentures.
Q6 – Company officers; directors/secretary/auditors.
Q7 – Employment law; employees v self employed workers.
Q8 – Contract dispute; breach of contract and damages.
Q9 – Breach of directors duties.
Q10 – Fraudulent behaviour; Money laundering or Bribery.

Opentuition

Q1 Rules of interpretation, literal and golden

Q2 Privity of contract and intention to create legal relations

Q3 Terms, representation, implied and express

Q4 Appointment, powers and duties of a plc company secretary

Q5 Legality of dividends and consequences OR treasury shares

Q6 Duty of directors to promote the success of the company

Q7 Duties of principals and agents

Q8 Advert scenario, invitation, offer, counter offer, breach

Q9 Partnership dissolution

Q10 Fraudulent and wrongful trading OR Bribery Act

First Intuition

* English legal system.
* Consideration.
* Remedies for breach.
* Professional negligence.
* Veil of incorporation.
* Redundancy.
* Directors duties.
* Winding up.
* Partnerships.
* Fixed v floating charges.

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ansi