Every SQE1 subject and subtopic, explained
A free, complete guide to SQE1 — all 13 subjects across FLK1 and FLK2, broken down subtopic by subtopic and mapped to the SRA specification. For each area we explain what it covers, how it's tested in single best answer questions, the key cases and statutes, and where candidates lose marks.
FLK1
6 subjectsHow businesses are formed, financed, run and wound up — and taxed.
Running a civil claim from pre-action conduct to enforcement.
Forming, interpreting, and enforcing contracts — and what happens when they break.
Negligence and the other civil wrongs — duty, breach, damage and defences.
How law is made and challenged: courts, precedent, judicial review and human rights.
The SRA Principles and Code — the ethics tested pervasively across the whole exam.
FLK2
7 subjectsA conveyancing transaction from instructions through to post-completion.
Making valid wills, the intestacy rules, inheritance tax and administering estates.
The SRA Accounts Rules — handling client money correctly, every time.
Estates and interests in land, co-ownership, leases, easements and priority.
Express and implied trusts, trustees' duties, and remedies for breach.
The elements of the core offences and the general defences.
A criminal case from the police station to sentence and appeal.
What is SQE1?
SQE1 is the first stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination — the single route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales. It assesses Functioning Legal Knowledge across two papers (FLK1 and FLK2) entirely through single best answer multiple choice questions. This guide covers every subject in both papers; the LearnSQE course then takes you through each subtopic with video lessons, practice and mocks.