ACCA LW study plan

Map the structure of the English legal system, distinguishing criminal from civil law and outlining court hierarchies

Explain the doctrine of precedent and how courts apply ratio decidendi versus obiter dicta

Describe the sources of law, contrasting legislation, case law and EU-derived law with their relative authority

Define statutory interpretation rules and identify when each is applied

Outline the formation of a valid contract, listing offer, acceptance, consideration and intention to create legal relations

Distinguish invitations to treat from offers using case-based reasoning

Explain consideration and the rule that past consideration is no consideration

Identify terms versus representations and classify terms as conditions, warranties or innominate

Explain exemption clauses and the tests for incorporation, construction and statutory control

Apply the doctrine of privity and list its statutory exceptions

Describe misrepresentation types and their respective remedies

Summarise discharge of contract by performance, agreement, breach and frustration

Outline the remedies available for breach of contract, distinguishing damages, specific performance and injunction

Explain remoteness of damage and the duty to mitigate

Describe the elements of a valid agency relationship and the authority of an agent

Summarise the duties owed between principal and agent

Define the separate legal personality of a company and contrast it with sole trader and partnership structures

Explain the process of company formation and the effect of the constitution

Distinguish the roles, duties and powers of directors

Describe the appointment and removal of directors and the concept of corporate governance

Explain share capital, classes of shares and the rules on maintenance of capital

Outline the procedure and legal consequences of winding up and administration

Describe the law of wrongful and fraudulent trading and directors' liability

Explain the principles of employment law covering the contract of employment and unfair dismissal

Integrate Domain 1 and Domain 2 by answering mixed-topic scenario questions under timed conditions

Identify recurring error patterns from previous weeks and re-learn weak areas

Practise structuring answers with issue, rule, application and conclusion

Recall key case names and statutory provisions from memory

Revise the highest-weight Domain 1 topics using spaced repetition flashcards

Re-test every previously missed question until answered correctly twice

Complete a second full mock and compare scores against week 7

Build a final one-page recall sheet of key definitions and authorities