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To pass SQE2 candidates will need to obtain the overall pass mark for SQE2 .  \nThis sample question and discussion of answer is an example of a legal research assessment. This is a computer-based assessment and candidates will have 60 minutes to complete the task.  \nFor further detail see the SQE2 Assessment Specification.  \nPlease note that the sample questions are provided to give an indication of the type of tasks that candidates could be set. They do not represent all the material that will be covered in SQE2 . Future questions may not take exactly the same format.  \nQuestion and additional candidate papers  \nSample: legal research (question & additional candidate papers) Page 2 of 42  \nFrom: Partner  \nSent: 11 December 202\\#  \nTo: Candidate  \nSubject: Keith Foster  \nA new client, Keith Foster, telephoned me today.  \nKeith is very concerned about an incident which occurred yesterday involving his pet dog Digger. He explained that he answered the door to his house to a postman who was delivering a parcel. When he opened the door, Digger ran out of the house and attacked the postman in the front garden . The postman tried to fend off the dog but sustained a bite wound on his arm .  \nKeith tried to call off and restrain the dog, but the dog continued to attack the postman. It was only when the postman managed to kick the dog that Keith was able to put him back inside the house . The postman was very angry. He left saying that the dog is dangerous and should be destroyed. He told Keith that he would be reporting the incident to his employer.  \nKeith told me that, as a result of the incident, a police officer had contacted him earlier today to request that he go to the police station tomorrow . The police officer informed Keith that the postman’s employer had complained about Digger’s aggressive behaviour and wanted the police to investigate the incident. Apparently, the postman went to hospital for treatment for a superficial flesh wound. The wound was cleaned and stitched by a doctor.  \nKeith was extremely shocked and upset during our telephone conversation . He told me that Digger, a male German Shepherd, is a friendly and well-trained dog and has never shown any aggression .  \nKeith would like to know whether he has committed a criminal offence in relation to the incident involving Digger.  \nCould you please research the answer to this question, using the sources provided, and report back to me so that I can prepare my advice to Keith. I should like you to include, for my reference, your legal reasoning mentioning any key sources or authorities.  \nMany thanks  \nPartner  \nNote to Candidates:  \nYou should provide your answer on the template provided 1. The template is divided into two sections:  \n1 Not provided as a template for the purposes of the sample questions. Sample answers are written  \non the template.  \nSample: legal research (question & additional candidate papers) Page 3 of 42  \n1. Advice to give to the client  \n2. Legal reasoning including any key sources or authorities  \nYou do not need to consider any orders a court may make in relation to Digger or what, if any, penalties Keith may face.  \nGiven the time constraints of this assessment, we have not provided the full text of some primary sources. For the purposes of this assessment, where the full text of a primary source is not provided, candidates may nevertheless cite the primary source on the basis it is referred to in one or more of the secondary sources provided and the full text can be  \nchecked at a later date.  \nAttachments  \nYou have been provided with the following sources listed alphabetically in order of source name. The order of presentation is not intended as a guide to the order in which they should be consulted.  \nPLEASE NOTE THAT PART OR ALL OF SOME OF THESE SOURCES MAY NOT  \nBE RELEVANT TO AN","cbCaijNCmr24q4wz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijNCmr24q4wz","pdf",870131,42,"English","# Legal research (Criminal Litigation)\n## Candidate instructions and assessment format\n## Scenario: Keith Foster and the dog attack\n## Template requirements for the answer\n## Provided sources and citations","[{\"question\":\"What incident is the client (Keith Foster) asking about?\",\"answer\":\"Keith Foster reports that his German Shepherd dog ran out when he opened the door to a postman delivering a parcel and attacked the postman in the front garden, leading to a bite wound.\"},{\"question\":\"What must candidates do for the assessment?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates must research whether the client committed a criminal offence related to the incident, using the provided sources, and report back with legal reasoning and any key sources or authorities.\"},{\"question\":\"Are candidates expected to consider court orders or penalties?\",\"answer\":\"No. The instructions state candidates do not need to consider any orders a court may make or what penalties the client may face.\"}]","SQE2 Legal Research - Sample Question and Discussion of Answer | PDF",1790444615,106]