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Criminal Liability SQE1 FLK2 Study Guide

Actus reus, mens rea, and defences. Eleven chapters cover actus reus and mens rea, strict liability, complicity and joint enterprise, attempts, the major defences (insanity, automatism, duress, self-defence, intoxication, consent), homicide, non-fatal offences, theft, fraud and criminal damage.

Chapters
11
Worked MCQs
330
Flashcards
375
Formats
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Inside the book

All 11 chapters of Criminal Liability

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

  1. 01

    Principles of Criminal Liability

    Actus reus, mens rea, causation, omissions, and the fundamental building blocks of criminal liability

    30 worked questions · 37 flashcards

    Free sample
  2. 02

    Common Assault and Battery

    Common assault, battery, section 47 OAPA 1861, and consent as a defence

    30 worked questions · 30 flashcards

  3. 03

    Section 20 and Section 18 OAPA 1861

    Unlawful wounding or grievous bodily harm and wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

    30 worked questions · 25 flashcards

  4. 04

    Murder

    Actus reus and mens rea of murder, mandatory life sentence, and reform proposals

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  5. 05

    Manslaughter

    Voluntary manslaughter (loss of control, diminished responsibility) and involuntary manslaughter (unlawful act, gross negligence)

    30 worked questions · 38 flashcards

  6. 06

    Theft

    The elements of theft under section 1 Theft Act 1968 — appropriation, property, belonging to another, dishonesty, and intention to permanently deprive

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  7. 07

    Robbery, Burglary and Related Theft Offences

    Robbery (s.8), burglary (s.9), aggravated vehicle-taking (s.12A), and handling stolen goods (s.22)

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  8. 08

    Fraud

    Fraud by false representation, abuse of position, and failing to disclose under the Fraud Act 2006

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  9. 09

    Criminal Damage

    Simple criminal damage, aggravated criminal damage, and arson under the Criminal Damage Act 1971

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  10. 10

    General Defences

    Self-defence, defence of another, and intoxicication

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

  11. 11

    Parties to Crime and Inchoate Offences

    Principal offenders, accomplices, and the inchoate offence of attempt

    30 worked questions · 35 flashcards

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

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Pages from the Criminal Liability guide

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

  • Opening page of Chapter 1, Principles of Criminal Liability, in the Criminal Liability SQE1 study guide, with the estimated study time, difficulty and the list of what the chapter covers
    The first page of a chapter: study time, difficulty and what you will be able to explain by the end.
  • A notes page from Chapter 1 of the Criminal Liability study guide with a examiner tip box set inside the text
    Statute extracts, examiner tips and warnings are set out in boxes inside the notes.
  • A worked single-best-answer question from Chapter 1 of the Criminal Liability study guide, with the correct answer and an explanation of each option
    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, EPUB and PDF.

What you get

Everything in the Criminal Liability guide

  • 11 chapters of notes: actus reus, mens rea, strict liability, complicity and joint enterprise, attempts, defences, homicide, non-fatal offences, theft, fraud, criminal damage
  • 330 worked SBA questions with full explanations citing the Theft Act 1968, OAPA 1861, Homicide Act 1957 and the key authorities
  • 375 flashcards organised by chapter for spaced repetition
  • Glossary of criminal-law concepts, plus an alphabetical index
  • EPUB (Kindle via Send to Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo) and print-ready PDF included

By the numbers

Chapters
11 chapters
Worked MCQs
330 questions
Flashcards
375 cards
PDF length
903 pages
Access
Lifetime · no DRM

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Before you buy

Free Criminal Liability resources

Try free Criminal Liability questionsSample single-best-answer questions with full explanations, and the complete FLK2 topic list for the subject.Listen to Criminal Liability on the podcastSeason 7: 11 free episodes, one per chapter, with a worked question in each.

Frequently asked

Criminal Liability study guide: your questions

11 chapters of plain-English SQE1 FLK2 notes covering the whole Criminal Liability specification, 330 worked single-best-answer questions with an explanation of every option, and 375 flashcards. The PDF runs to about 903 pages.
All 11, in the order the syllabus builds: from Principles of Criminal Liability to Parties to Crime and Inchoate Offences. Chapter 1 is the free sample, so you can judge the writing before you buy.
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. Learn more →
£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.
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 EPUB and PDF.
It is drawn from the same Criminal Liability 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. Learn more →
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. Learn more →
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.

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