SQE1 FLK1_01 — Business Law and Practice

The Complete Doctrinal Authority on SQE1 Business Law & Practice

A 300-page treatise for SQE candidates and law students who demand deeper understanding — full doctrinal analysis, structured case law, and the judicial reasoning behind every principle.

Go beyond exam preparation. This treatise is the scholarly companion to the SQE1 FLK1_01 syllabus — written at the level of a professional law textbook, with the depth and precision that builds lasting legal knowledge rather than surface-level recall.

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✦ ~300 Pages of Doctrinal Analysis

⚖ Landmark & Recent Cases — Full Briefs

📚 OSCOLA 5th Edition Throughout

📝 MCQs, Review Questions & Model Answers

🎓 Glossary, Table of Cases & Index

Why This Treatise

Why a Treatise, and Not Just a Guide?

A study guide tells you the rule. A treatise shows you how the rule was built — case by case, statute by statute, judgment by judgment. For SQE candidates who want to understand, not just memorise, the treatise is the definitive choice.

Deeper Case Analysis

Full judicial reasoning, not just holdings. Understand how courts think — and carry that understanding into every exam answer.

Doctrinal Architecture

Each chapter opens with the governing doctrine, then develops it through the cases — so the rule and its working-out are always visible together.

Professional Scholarship

OSCOLA 5th edition footnote citations throughout. Appropriate for academic writing, professional study, and CPD reference.

Contents

From Doctrine to Application — Chapter by Chapter

Every chapter traces a legal area from foundational principles through the leading authorities, with the statutory framework and practical application brought together in a coherent doctrinal narrative.

Chapter 1

The Architecture of English Business Organisations

Doctrinal foundations and comparative analysis of all business structures.

Chapter 2

The Private Limited Company

Incorporation, the corporate veil, constitutional arrangements, and lifting the veil.

Chapter 3

Corporate Governance

Board authority, the division of power, shareholders' rights, and statutory controls.

Chapter 4

Directors' Duties

The codification of equitable principles under CA 2006 ss.170–177, and the cases that shaped them.

Chapter 5

Capital, Finance, and Security

Allotment, charges, priority, registration, and insolvency risk on enforcement.

Chapter 6

The Law of Corporate Insolvency

CVA to compulsory liquidation — wrongful trading, fraudulent trading, preferences, and transactions at undervalue.

Chapter 7

Personal Bankruptcy

IVA, the petition, the estate, after-acquired property, and discharge.

Chapter 8

Business Taxation

Corporation tax, income tax, CGT, BADR, VAT, and NIC in transactional context.

Key Features

Scholarship and Pedagogy in One Volume

Case Briefs in Bordered Boxes

Every case: facts, procedure, issue, holding, reasoning, and application — in dedicated navy-bordered boxes.

Doctrinal Flowcharts in Prose

Step-by-step decision sequences for key legal tests, expressed in structured prose.

Comparison Tables

Side-by-side analysis of business structures, insolvency procedures, security interests, and tax treatments.

Hypothetical Fact Patterns

Novel scenarios with model analyses, extending doctrine beyond the leading cases.

Chapter-End Review Questions

Essay and short-answer questions with model answers at the end of every chapter.

OSCOLA Citations Throughout

Full OSCOLA 5th edition footnote citations — appropriate for academic submission and professional reference.

About the Author

Bernard Adjenughure

GDLLPCDiploma in Law (NSW)GDLPAI Fluency (Anthropic)

Bernard Adjenughure is an English-trained legal practitioner and educator with dual postgraduate qualifications in English and Australian law. He specialises commercial, insolvency, property, immigration, and employment law.

This treatise was written from the conviction that the best preparation for professional legal practice is not a shortcut, but a solid foundation — and that SQE candidates deserve a resource of the same calibre as the law textbooks studied in the academy.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this differ from the Study Guide?

The study guide is designed for efficient exam preparation. This treatise is a full academic and professional reference work. It goes deeper into judicial reasoning, doctrinal development, and comparative analysis. Both cover the same SRA syllabus; the treatise takes you further into the law.

Do I need the Study Guide if I buy the Treatise?

They serve different purposes. The study guide is ideal for timed revision and exam technique. The treatise builds the deep understanding that sustains performance under pressure. Many candidates benefit from both.

Is OSCOLA citation used throughout?

Yes. All citations follow the OSCOLA 5th edition convention, making this an appropriate reference for academic writing as well as professional study.

What level is this written at?

The treatise is written at postgraduate / professional level — equivalent to a leading university law textbook. It is formal, doctrinal, and rigorous in its treatment of the law.

Does it include the same topics as the Study Guide?

Yes — both cover the full SRA FLK1_01 syllabus. The treatise develops each area through case law, comparative analysis, hypotheticals, and doctrinal commentary that goes well beyond what a study guide can offer.

Product Details

Publication Information

Format	Paperback and eBook (EPUB and PDF)
Subject	Business Law and Practice — SQE1 FLK1_01
Level	Postgraduate / Professional / Academic
Pages	Approx. 300 pages
Publisher	TKJ Global Media Ltd
Author	Bernard Adjenughure
Citations	OSCOLA 5th Edition (full footnote style)
Exam alignment	SRA SQE1 Assessment Specification (updated June 2026)