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The document arrived on Tuesday. Is Tuesday definitely the service date? 👀 Not necessarily. Under the CPR, actual receipt and deemed service can fall on different dates — and that difference matters because procedural deadlines may run from the legally deemed date of service. For SQE questions, work through it in this order: METHOD → DEEMED DATE → DEADLINE First identify how the document was served. Then apply the correct deemed-service rule for that method. Only then calculate the next procedural deadline. The trap is jumping straight to the date the document was received, opened or read. Save this for your Dispute Resolution revision 📚 More SQE revision with ZipSQE. #SQE #SQE1 #SQE2 #SQERevision #DisputeResolution

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The client knows about the conflict and says they’re happy to continue. Problem solved? Not always. 👀 An own-interest conflict is where the solicitor’s own interests clash, or risk clashing, with the client’s interests. Think: YOU vs CLIENT = STOP. Client consent does not cure it. A client conflict is different. That’s where the duties owed to two or more clients clash, or risk clashing. Think: CLIENT vs CLIENT = CHECK THE EXCEPTIONS. There are limited situations where acting may still be possible, but consent alone is not enough. The relevant SRA exception must apply and the required safeguards must also be satisfied. The SQE trap is spotting whose interests are actually colliding before deciding what rule applies. Save this for your Professional Conduct revision 📚 Revise more SQE traps, questions and mocks with ZipSQE. #SQE #SQE1 #SQE2 #ProfessionalConduct #LegalEthics

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Your client signed the will. Two people witnessed it. Valid? Not necessarily. 👀 For a will to be validly executed under s.9 Wills Act 1837, work through the checklist: WRITE → SIGN → INTEND → WITNESS The will must be in writing, signed by the testator (or someone signing for them in their presence and at their direction), and the signature must be intended to give effect to the will. Then comes the classic SQE trap: two witnesses must be present at the same time when the testator signs or acknowledges their signature. And remember, a beneficiary acting as a witness does not automatically invalidate the whole will. Instead, the gift to that attesting witness will generally be void under s.15 Wills Act 1837. So in an MCQ, keep these two questions separate: Was the will validly executed? Is the gift to this particular witness effective? Save this for your Wills & Administration of Estates revision. 📚 Follow ZipSQE for more quick guides, exam traps and SQE shortcuts. #SQE #SQE1 #FLK2 #Wills #Probate