SQE2 sample question and discussion of answer - Legal drafting (Dispute Resolution) - Reviewed December 2025

Sep 26, 2026

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SQE2 Legal drafting (Dispute Resolution) sample question explains the purpose and format of a computer-based assessment. It outlines that candidates undertake 16 assessments, with 45 minutes for this task, and need the overall pass mark for SQE2. The document then provides a scenario involving Addison Builders Limited, a Letter Before Claim response, and instructions to draft Particulars of Claim using a template. It also supplies a draft witness statement for John Evans, including contract terms, payment instalments, and timeline facts to support statutory interest calculations.

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SQE2 sample question and discussion of answer

Assessment format and instructions

Scenario: Addison Builders Limited

Draft witness statement of John Evans

Payment schedule and timelines

SQE2 sample question and discussion of answer Legal drafting (Dispute Resolution) Reviewed December 2025 Candidates will undertake 16 assessments in SQE2 . To pass SQE2 candidates will need to obtain the overall pass mark for SQE2 . This sample question and discussion of answer is an example of a legal drafting assessment. This is a computer-based assessment and candidates will have 45 minutes to complete the task. For further details, see the SQE2 Assessment Specification. Please 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. Question and additional candidate papers From: Partner Sent: 4 December 2025 To: Candidate Subject: Addison Builders Limited You will recall that we have been waiting for a response to the Letter Before Claim that we sent to Maria and Ian Humphries on behalf of Addison Builders Limited. The couple have instructed solicitors, Faulkners and Co. We have now received a letter in response, denying that any further payment is due to our client on the basis that there were significant defects in the work carried out by Addison Builders Limited.1 The allegation that there were significant defects is denied by our client. I attach a draft initial statement from John Evans, the managing director of Addison Builders Limited , which should provide you with all the information you need. You will notice the draft initial statement at paragraph 4 refers to a written agreement. We do not have a copy of this at present but John Evans has assured me that he will provide it for us and that its terms are as stated in his witness statement so you should proceed on that basis. We are instructed to commence proceedings. I intend to send the Claim Form to the court for issue with the Particulars of Claim on 8 December 2025. Please draft the Particulars of Claim using the template provided. Some fields have been prepopulated by our case management system. The written agreement has no provision for interest so please include a claim for statutory interest pursuant to County Courts Act 1984 , s.69 at the rate of 8% per year, the figures for which are: 157 days to 8 December at 8% is £5,368.11 with a daily rate of £34.19 per day (note to candidates: you should assume these figures are correct) . John Evans will sign the statement of truth. Thanks Partner ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft witness statement of John Evans 1 The letter of response is not supplied for the purposes of this assessment. 2. Particulars of Claim Template Note to Candidates: You should provide your answer on the template provided. Please do not record your name on the answer template. END Attachment 1 Draft statement of John Evans I, John Evans of 4, Dawlish Road, London N3 4SS, will say as follows: 1. I am the managing director of Addison Builders Limited, a company based in North London. The company specialises in building and renovating luxury residential homes. I set up the company in 2018 with my two brothers and it is very much a family-run business. 2. On 2 September 2024 , I was contacted by Maria Humphries, who had been given my name by a previous customer. Maria and her husband, Ian, had bought a very run-down property in North London (6 Highbury Way, N7 5RD), which had land around it. The couple wanted to transform this into a sixbedroom luxury house. They had already had the plans drawn up by the architect and had received planning permission for the build. 3. On 4 September 2024 , I visited Maria and Ian at the premises and drew up a detailed costing of the work involved. The work was extensive as the existing property was badly in need of renovation and needed to be extended to a sixbedroom property. I calculated the total cost of the work to be £220,000 and estimated that the job would take appro

FAQs

What is the assessment format for this SQE2 legal drafting sample question?

It is a computer-based assessment. Candidates have 45 minutes to complete the task and should draft the Particulars of Claim using the provided template.

What dispute is described in the scenario involving Addison Builders Limited?

Addison Builders Limited received a response to a Letter Before Claim denying further payment. The denial is based on allegations of significant defects in the work, which Addison Builders Limited denies.

What key contractual payment and timeline details are included in John Evans’ draft statement?

The contract requires four instalments totaling £220,000 with specified payment dates from September 2024 to completion by 4 July 2025. It also describes when the first payment was received and relevant events affecting payment timing.

Sep 26, 2026

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