CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Second edition - Practice and exam revision guide for SQE1

Sep 21, 2026

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Comprehensive constitutional and administrative law revision guide in its second edition, structured for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) preparation in England and Wales. Covers core topics including constitutional conventions, Parliament, central and devolved government, the Crown and prerogative powers, legislation, public order law, judicial review, human rights, and European Union law. Incorporates updates to the SQE Assessment Specification effective from 1 September 2023 and explains SQE1’s functioning legal knowledge format and exam approach through single best answer MCQs.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages21

Reading Time53 min

AccessFree to download

Contributors

The Author

Series Editors

Introduction to Revise SQE

Preparing yourself for SQE

What does SQE1 entail?

The constitution and conventions

Parliament: parliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary privilege

Central government and devolved institutions

The Crown and the royal prerogative

Legislation: primary and secondary

Public order law

Judicial review

Human rights

European Union law

Index

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Second edition Richard Clements Series editors: Amy Sixsmith and David Sixsmith First published in 2021 by Fink Publishing Ltd Second edition published in 2023 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research, private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publisher. Crown Copyright material is published with the permission of the controller of The Stationery Office. © 2023 Richard Clements British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 9781914213595 This book is also available in various ebook formats. Ebook ISBN: 9781914213601 The right of Richard Clements to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Multiple-choice questions advisor: Mark Thomas Cover and text design by BMLD ([bmld.uk](bmld.uk)) Production and typesetting by Westchester Publishing Services (UK) Commissioning by R Taylor Publishing Services Development editing by Peter Hooper Editorial management by Llinos Edwards Indexing by Terence Halliday Fink Publishing Ltd E-mail: [hello@revise4law.co.uk](hello@revise4law.co.uk) [www.revise4law.co.uk](www.revise4law.co.uk) Contents Contributors iv Introduction to Revise SQE v 1 The constitution and conventions 1 2 Parliament: parliamentary sovereignty and parliamentary privilege 21 3 Central government and devolved institutions 41 4 The Crown and the royal prerogative 60 5 Legislation: primary and secondary 77 6 Public order law 94 7 Judicial review 112 8 Human rights 134 9 European Union law 152 Index 169 This book incorporates the updates to the SQE Assessment Specification published in April 2023 which came into force from 1 September 2023. Please note that, unless otherwise expressly stated, the law covered in this book applies in both England and Wales. Contributors THE AUTHOR Richard Clements has taught constitutional law at a number of universities including the University of the West of England and Exeter University. His teaching has incorporated many professional law coursesand for many years he has used multiple-choice questions as a method of assessment. He is the author of Complete Equity and Trusts and Questions and Answers on Constitutional and Administrative Law. SERIES EDITORS Amy Sixsmith is a senior lecturer in law and programme leader for LLB at the University of Sunderland, and a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. David Sixsmith is assistant professor at Northumbria Law School and a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Introduction to Revise SQE Welcome to Revise SQE, a new series of revision guides designed to help you in your preparation for, and achievement in, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination 1 (SQE1) assessment. SQE1 is designed to assess what the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) refers to as ‘functioning legal knowledge’(FLK); this is the legal knowledge and competencies required of a newly qualified solicitor in England and Wales. The SRA has chosen single best answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to test this knowledge, and Revise SQE is here to help. PREPARING YOURSELF FOR SQE The SQE is the new route to qualification for aspiring solicitors, introduced in September 2021 as one of the final stages towards qualification as a solicitor. The SQE consists of two parts: SQE1 SQE2 • Functioning legal knowledge (FLK) • two x 180 MCQs •

FAQs

What exam is this book designed to support?

It is designed for preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), focusing on SQE1 functioning legal knowledge (FLK).

What question format does SQE1 use for FLK?

SQE1 FLK is assessed using single best answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs), with two sittings and 180 MCQs per assessment.

Which main subject areas are covered in the constitutional and administrative law content?

The contents include constitutional conventions, Parliament, central government and devolved institutions, the Crown and prerogative, legislation, public order law, judicial review, human rights, and European Union law.

Sep 21, 2026

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