Gibraltar Law (PCCGL) study plan

Map the full Gibraltar Law (PCCGL) syllabus for Domain 1 into a written checklist of every assessable sub-topic before opening any study material

Explain in writing how Gibraltar's legal and regulatory framework for compliance and governance fits together, naming the principal statutes and regulators and stating what each one governs

Define the core governance concepts tested in Domain 1 (corporate governance, senior management responsibility, fitness and propriety, the compliance function) in your own words with one worked example each

Build a glossary of at least 40 Domain 1 terms with a one-line definition and the context in which each appears

Trace the duties and liabilities of directors and senior managers under Gibraltar company and financial services law, noting where personal accountability attaches

Compare the roles of the board, the compliance officer and internal audit, and write a short note on how the three lines of defence apply in a Gibraltar firm

Explain the Gibraltar regulatory approval and notification regime for controllers, directors and key function holders, including when prior approval is needed

Draft ten original short-answer questions on governance duties and answer them from memory before checking your notes

Summarise the Gibraltar anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing obligations that fall under compliance and governance, covering customer due diligence, ongoing monitoring and record keeping

Explain the risk-based approach and apply it to three hypothetical Gibraltar customer scenarios, justifying the risk rating you assign to each

Describe the reporting routes and internal escalation duties for suspicious activity, including the role of the money laundering reporting officer

Identify the penalties and enforcement powers available to the Gibraltar regulator for compliance failures and list them with their legal source

Consolidate the first half of the syllabus by rewriting every Domain 1 topic from memory into a one-page-per-topic condensed outline

Complete a timed 40-question mixed mock on compliance and governance and record your score by sub-topic

Analyse every mock question you got wrong and write the correct rule plus the reason you missed it

Identify your three weakest sub-topics and schedule them into Weeks 5 to 7

Explain the Gibraltar regulator's supervisory approach, including authorisation, ongoing supervision, thematic reviews and the use of skilled persons

Describe the governance expectations for outsourcing, conflicts of interest and complaints handling, and state what a compliant policy must contain in each case

Apply the fitness and propriety test to four hypothetical candidate profiles and write a reasoned approve or refuse conclusion for each

Produce a one-page comparison of how Gibraltar requirements differ from common international standards in the same areas

Work through the enforcement and disciplinary process end to end, from information gathering to sanction, and list the procedural rights of the firm and individual

Explain how market abuse and financial crime obligations intersect with governance duties in Gibraltar and give two worked examples

Draft a model board compliance report that a compliance officer could present, covering risk appetite, breaches, remediation and training

Test yourself on 30 scenario-based questions on supervision and enforcement and log the outcome

Rehearse the entire Domain 1 syllabus by teaching each major area aloud in under five minutes without notes

Complete two timed 50-question mocks under exam conditions and compare scores to your Week 4 baseline

Close every remaining gap in your error log by restating the underlying rule in a single accurate sentence per gap

Memorise the key statutory references and regulator names you keep confusing using a spaced-repetition list reviewed daily

Run three full-length timed mocks at or above your target pass mark and record every score

Review only your condensed outlines, glossary and error log, avoiding new material

Practise written explanations of the ten highest-frequency governance concepts until each is fluent and precise

Finalise an exam-day plan covering timing per question, flagging strategy and how you will handle scenario questions