SQE1 Prep FLK1 Study Guides · Volume 4 of 6
Tort Law SQE1 FLK1 Study Guide
Negligence, vicarious liability, and other torts. Ten chapters cover negligence in depth (duty, breach, causation, remoteness and defences), then vicarious liability, occupiers’ liability, product liability, private and public nuisance, defamation and trespass, with each authority cited where the SRA expects it.
- Chapters
- 10
- Worked MCQs
- 300
- Flashcards
- 400
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Inside the book
All 10 chapters of Tort Law
The book follows the SRA’s FLK1 specification for Tort Law chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 is free to read in the sample.
- 01Free sample
Duty of Care
Establishing a duty of care — the neighbour principle, Caparo test, and situations where duty arises or is excluded
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 02
Breach of Duty
The standard of care, the Bolam test for professionals, and factors in assessing breach
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 03
Causation
Factual and legal causation, single and multiple causes, intervening acts, and the eggshell skull rule
30 worked questions · 42 flashcards
- 04
Remoteness and Damage
Types of recoverable damage, remedies for personal injury and death, and psychiatric harm
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 05
Pure Economic Loss
Claims for pure economic loss arising from negligent acts and misstatements
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 06
Employers' and Vicarious Liability
Employers' primary liability, vicarious liability, course of employment, and non-delegable duties
30 worked questions · 37 flashcards
- 07
Defences
Volenti non fit injuria, contributory negligence, illegality, and exclusion of liability
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 08
Occupiers' Liability
OLA 1957 (visitors), OLA 1984 (non-visitors), defences, and exclusion of liability
30 worked questions · 41 flashcards
- 09
Product Liability
Principles of product liability in negligence and under the Consumer Protection Act 1987
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
- 10
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Public and private nuisance, the rule in Rylands v Fletcher, remedies and defences
30 worked questions · 40 flashcards
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What you get
Everything in the Tort Law guide
- 10 chapters of notes: negligence (duty, breach, causation, remoteness), defences, vicarious liability, occupiers’ liability, product liability, private and public nuisance, defamation, trespass to land, goods and the person
- 300 worked SBA questions with full explanations citing Donoghue v Stevenson, Caparo, Robinson and the authorities that follow them
- 400 flashcards organised by chapter for spaced repetition
- Case glossary, plus an alphabetical index
- EPUB (Kindle via Send to Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo) and print-ready PDF included
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Tort Law study guide: your questions
10 chapters of plain-English SQE1 FLK1 notes covering the whole Tort Law specification, 300 worked single-best-answer questions with an explanation of every option, and 400 flashcards. The PDF runs to about 785 pages.
All 10, in the order the syllabus builds: from Duty of Care to Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher. Chapter 1 is the free sample, so you can judge the writing before you buy.
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£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 Tort Law 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 FLK1 mock exams, spaced-repetition scheduling and progress tracking across all 13 subjects, and its lifetime plan includes every book. Learn more →
FLK1 examines 6 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 FLK1. When the syllabus changes we re-issue, and existing buyers download the new edition from their library free.
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