ILE case studies

ILE · Put your knowledge to work in context.

ILE denotes a professional qualification for legal executives - paralegal and fee-earning staff who handle substantive legal work under supervision or in their own right. The abbreviation is used by more than one institution, so the first practical step is to confirm which awarding body's qualification you are sitting and to download that body's current syllabus. The ILE case studies are 5 cases and about 6,093 words.

The Sage Interface: Representation, Entire Agreement and a Liability Cap

Kestrel Tools Ltd (turnover £4m) buys a bespoke stock-control system from Vantage Software Ltd for £45,000. At a site visit Vantage's sales manager, who knew Kestrel's warehouse ran on Sage 50, said the system 'will plug straight into your Sage package with no modification'.

1,207 words, about 6 min 2

The 17-Year-Old, the Missing Appropriate Adult and the Late Charge

Ryan, aged 17, is arrested at 21:10 on Tuesday for burglary of a dwelling (a £1,200 laptop allegedly taken). He arrives at the station at 21:55 and the custody sergeant authorises detention at 22:05.

1,142 words, about 6 min 3

The Occupier Who Paid £40,000: Overreaching and a Completion Tomorrow

You act for Farah, buying a registered freehold house in Leeds for £320,000 with a 75% mortgage of £240,000 from Northbank. The registered proprietor is Graham, a sole registered proprietor.

1,176 words, about 6 min 4

The Brewery Shares, the Dead Child and the Sister's Husband

Arthur died in March 2024 leaving a will dated 2019 containing: (i) '£50,000 to my sister Joan'; (ii) 'all my shares in Pennine Brewery Ltd to my nephew Peter'; (iii) 'the residue of my estate to be divided equally between my children'. The will was signed by Arthur and witnessed by Joan's husband Raymond and by a neighbour, both present together.

1,233 words, about 6 min 5

Two Brothers, a Lender and an Undertaking Given by a Trainee

You are the only qualified lawyer in a two-partner high-street firm. On Monday Ade and Ben, brothers, instruct the firm to buy a £280,000 flat as tenants in common 60:40.

1,335 words, about 7 min