Which Criminal Law and Practice chapters does it cover?

All 17, in the order the syllabus builds: from Advising at the Police Station: Rights and Detention to Youth Court and Welsh Language. Chapter 1 is the free sample, so you can judge the writing before you buy.

Which formats does the Criminal Law and Practice ebook come in?

Both, in one purchase: EPUB for Kindle (via Send to Kindle), Apple Books, Kobo and Pocketbook, and a print-quality PDF. Both downloads appear in your library straight after checkout and you can re-download them any time.

How much does the Criminal Law and Practice study guide cost?

£9.99 as a one-time purchase with lifetime access and no subscription. All 13 FLK1 and FLK2 guides together are £49.99, less than six books bought separately.

Is this the same as the Criminal Law and Practice Kindle and paperback editions on Amazon?

The text is the same. The Kindle edition is sold through Amazon; the paperback drops the flashcard appendix and, in the longest subjects, some of the worked questions. The ebook here is the complete edition with every question and flashcard, in PDF and EPUB.

How is the Criminal Law and Practice book different from the SQE1 Prep platform?

It is drawn from the same Criminal Law and Practice notes and question bank as sqe1prep.co.uk, arranged for reading end to end. The book works offline, on paper or on a Kindle. The platform adds timed FLK2 mock exams, spaced-repetition scheduling and progress tracking across all 13 subjects, and its lifetime plan includes every book.

Do I need the other FLK2 guides too?

FLK2 examines 7 subjects in a single 180-question paper, so most candidates cover all of them. Each guide is one subject, so buy the ones you need at £9.99 or take all 13 for £49.99.

Is the Criminal Law and Practice guide up to date for the 2026 sittings?

Yes. It states the law in force at publication on the copyright page and follows the current SRA assessment specification for SQE1 FLK2. When the syllabus changes we re-issue, and existing buyers download the new edition from their library free.

FLK2 · Vol. 2 of 7SQE1 Prep FLK2 Study Guides · Volume 2 of 7

Criminal Law and Practice SQE1 FLK2 Study Guide

Criminal offences, defences, and procedure. Seventeen chapters follow a criminal case from police powers and detention under PACE 1984 through bail and remand, summary and indictable procedure, plea and case management, trial, sentencing under the Sentencing Code, appeals and youth justice.

Chapters: 17
Worked MCQs: 510
Flashcards: 622
Formats: PDF · EPUB

£9.99one-time · lifetime access · no DRM

Includes the January 2027 SRA update

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Inside the book

All 17 chapters of the Criminal Law and Practice SQE1 notes

The book follows the SRA’s FLK2 specification for Criminal Law and Practice chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 is free to read in the sample.

01
Advising at the Police Station: Rights and Detention
Rights of a suspect detained by police, detention time limits, and advising vulnerable clients
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
Free sample
02
Identification Procedures
PACE Code D identification procedures and when they must be held
30 worked questions · 36 flashcards
03
Advising on Police Questions and Interviews
Right to silence, adverse inferences, interview procedure, appropriate adults, and vulnerable clients
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
04
Bail Applications
Right to bail, exceptions to bail, conditional and unconditional bail, police and court bail, further applications and appeals
30 worked questions · 39 flashcards
05
First Hearings and Representation
Classification of offences, representation orders, procedural overview of first hearings, and the defence solicitor's role
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
06
Plea Before Venue and Allocation
Plea before venue procedure, advising on trial venue, mode of trial, and sending without allocation
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
07
Case Management and Disclosure
Case management directions, prosecution and defence disclosure under CPIA, PII, and third-party disclosure
30 worked questions · 36 flashcards
08
Burden and Standard of Proof
The golden thread of criminal law, legal and evidential burdens, statutory reversals, and Article 6(2) ECHR
30 worked questions · 38 flashcards
09
Identification Evidence and Inferences from Silence
Turnbull guidance on identification evidence, ss.34-38 CJPOA 1994 on inferences from silence, and advising clients
30 worked questions · 36 flashcards
10
Hearsay Evidence
Definition of hearsay, common law exceptions, and CJA 2003 statutory provisions
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
11
Confession Evidence
Definition, admissibility, and exclusion of confession evidence under PACE 1984
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
12
Character Evidence
Bad character evidence, the 7 gateways for admission, and exclusion under CJA 2003
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
13
Exclusion of Evidence
s.78 PACE 1984, Article 6 ECHR, abuse of process, and the right to a fair trial
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
14
Trial Procedure
Stages of a criminal trial, courtroom etiquette, evidence rules, competence, compellability, and special measures
30 worked questions · 35 flashcards
15
Sentencing
Sentencing guidelines, determining seriousness, types of sentences, and Newton hearings
30 worked questions · 39 flashcards
16
Appeals
Appeals from magistrates' court and Crown Court, case stated, judicial review, Court of Appeal powers, Attorney General's reference, and the CCRC
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
17
Youth Court and Welsh Language
Youth court jurisdiction, sentencing children and young people, referral orders, youth rehabilitation orders, detention and training orders, and Welsh language rights in criminal proceedings
30 worked questions · 41 flashcards

Every chapter also has a free page on this site with sample questions: SQE1 Criminal Law and Practice topics and free questions →

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Pages from the Criminal Law and Practice guide

Rendered from the free sample at print size. Chapter 1 in full and five worked questions are free to download.

The first page of a chapter: study time, difficulty and what you will be able to explain by the end.
Statute extracts, examiner tips and warnings are set out in boxes inside the notes.
Every worked question ends with the correct answer and why each of the other options fails.

Read the free sampleChapter 1 plus five worked questions, PDF and EPUB.

What you get

Everything in the Criminal Law and Practice guide

17 chapters of notes: police powers, PACE, bail, summary procedure, indictable procedure, plea and case management, trial, sentencing, appeals, youth justice
510 worked SBA questions with full explanations citing PACE 1984, the Criminal Procedure Rules and the Sentencing Code
622 flashcards organised by chapter for spaced repetition
Glossary of criminal-procedure terms and key Acts, plus an alphabetical index
Print-ready PDF and EPUB (Kindle via Send to Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo) included

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17 chapters of plain-English SQE1 FLK2 notes covering the whole Criminal Law and Practice specification, 510 worked single-best-answer questions with an explanation of every option, and 622 flashcards. The PDF runs to about 1,065 pages.

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