Chapter 1
Agreement and Certainty: Offer, Acceptance and the Point of Formation
Page 1
Free SQE1 FLK1 revision notes
Free SQE1 Contract Law Study Guide
This free SQE1 Contract Law study guide is available online with a free ActusPrep account. It is designed for SQE1 students revising FLK1, including students fitting study around work.
Inside, you will find chapter-based SQE1 revision notes that break the topic into manageable sections. Create a free account to read the full guide online in the ActusPrep study guide viewer.
Topic overview
SQE1 Contract Law revision for FLK1
This Contract Law guide follows the structure of a contractual dispute from formation to remedies. It covers offer, acceptance, certainty, intention, capacity and consideration before turning to parties, privity, third-party rights and agency. The middle chapters focus on express, implied and statutory terms, exemption clauses, unfair terms and contractual variation. Later chapters cover discharge, frustration, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, mistake, illegality and remedies including damages and equitable relief.
For broader context, read the SQE1 Contract Law: Complete Guide, try the free SQE1 diagnostic, or explore the ActusPrep demo.
Key areas covered
- Formation, certainty, intention, capacity and consideration
- Privity, third-party rights and agency
- Express, implied and statutory terms
- Exemption clauses, unfair terms and contractual change
- Discharge, vitiating factors and remedies for breach
Guide contents
What this guide covers
152 pages
Chapter 2
Intention to Create Legal Relations and Capacity
Page 13
Chapter 3
Consideration and Promissory Estoppel
Page 24
Chapter 4
Parties, Privity, Third Party Rights and Agency
Page 36
Chapter 5
Express Terms, Incorporation and Interpretation
Page 47
Chapter 6
Implied and Statutory Terms
Page 58
Chapter 7
Exemption Clauses and Unfair Terms
Page 71
Chapter 8
Variation, Waiver and Contractual Change
Page 83
Chapter 9
Discharge by Performance and Breach
Page 95
Chapter 10
Frustration and Restitution on Termination
Page 106
Chapter 11
Misrepresentation
Page 118
Chapter 12
Duress, Undue Influence, Mistake and Illegality
Page 129
Chapter 13
Remedies: Damages, Liquidated Sums, Equitable Remedies, Indemnities and Guarantees
Page 141
Study with context
SQE1 Contract Law revision notes for FLK1
This free SQE1 Contract Law study guide is designed to support structured revision across the Contract Law topics tested in FLK1. The chapter list gives you a clear route through the subject before you move into practice questions or timed exam work.
Use the guide to refresh the legal framework, identify common traps and organise your revision into focused sessions. The full online guide remains inside ActusPrep so your study guides, practice and exam preparation can sit in one workspace.
Study workflow
How to use this guide
Review the chapter
Start with the relevant Contract Law chapter so the rule, procedure or framework is fresh before you practise.
Test the topic
Use ActusPrep questions to check whether you can apply the FLK1 material to a single-best-answer scenario.
Return to weak areas
After reviewing explanations, use Study Tools to organise the weak area, then come back to the chapter list and reread the sections that exposed a gap.
Continue your revision
Turn this guide into active SQE1 practice
Use the same topic pathway to move from revision notes into practice questions, Study Tools and supporting article context.
Further reading
Related SQE1 revision articles
Complete guide
SQE1 Contract Law: Complete Guide
Contract Law is a core SQE1 FLK1 subject. This complete guide covers formation, terms, vitiating factors, discharge and remedies with exam-focused explanations and practice questions.
Revision article
Privity of Contract and Third-Party Rights for SQE1
The privity doctrine says only parties to a contract can enforce it. Learn when the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 creates exceptions and how identification works.
Revision article
Consideration in Contract Law for SQE1
Consideration is the price of a promise. Master sufficiency vs. adequacy, the Williams v Roffey practical benefit exception, and promissory estoppel for SQE1 exam success.
Revision article
Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Terms for SQE1
Exclusion clauses limit liability but are subject to statutory controls. Learn UCTA 1977 vs. CRA 2015, incorporation, construction and the reasonableness test for SQE1.
FAQ
SQE1 Contract Law study guide FAQ
Is the Contract Law study guide free?
Yes. The SQE1 Contract Law study guide is free to read online with a free ActusPrep account.
Is Contract Law part of FLK1?
Yes. This public preview and the full online guide are organised for SQE1 FLK1 revision.
What topics does the Contract Law guide cover?
The guide covers formation, certainty, intention, capacity and consideration, privity, third-party rights and agency, express, implied and statutory terms, exemption clauses, unfair terms and contractual change, discharge, vitiating factors and remedies for breach. The chapter list above shows the full structure and page references.
How should I use the guide with practice questions?
Read the relevant Contract Law chapter first, answer ActusPrep practice questions on that area, then return to the guide after reviewing explanations for any weak points.