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Common Professional Examination (CPE) Syllabus
Law conversion qualification for non-law graduates, equivalent to the GDL, recognised across England and Wales. The full Common Professional Examination (CPE) syllabus: 7 subjects, 34 chapters, 121 topics and 158 sub-topics, with 426 flashcards written against it.
Common Professional Examination (CPE) subjects
Common Professional Examination (CPE) has 7 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Contract Law
- Formation of Contract · 5 topics
- Consideration and Promissory Estoppel · 4 topics
- Contents and Terms of the Contract · 4 topics
- Vitiating Factors · 4 topics
- Discharge and Remedies · 5 topics
Tort Law
- Negligence: Duty and Breach · 3 topics
- Negligence: Causation and Defences · 3 topics
- Special Forms of Negligence · 4 topics
- Torts of Strict and Vicarious Liability · 4 topics
- Land, Reputation and Remedies · 4 topics
Criminal Law
- General Principles of Criminal Liability · 3 topics
- Fatal and Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person · 4 topics
- Property Offences · 4 topics
- Defences · 3 topics
- Inchoate Offences and Participation · 4 topics
Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law)
- Foundations of the UK Constitution · 4 topics
- Parliamentary Sovereignty · 3 topics
- Institutions of Government · 3 topics
- Judicial Review · 5 topics
- Human Rights · 3 topics
Land Law (Property Law)
- Estates, Interests and Registration · 4 topics
- Co-ownership and Trusts of Land · 4 topics
- Leases · 3 topics
- Third Party Rights over Land · 4 topics
Equity and Trusts
- Foundations of Equity and the Trust · 3 topics
- Creation of Express Trusts · 3 topics
- Purpose Trusts and Charities · 3 topics
- Resulting and Constructive Trusts · 3 topics
- Trusteeship and Breach · 3 topics
EU Law and Legal System Skills
- The English Legal System · 3 topics
- Doctrine of Precedent and Statutory Interpretation · 3 topics
- Foundations of EU Law · 3 topics
- Substantive and Constitutional EU Principles · 3 topics
- Legal Research and Skills · 3 topics
Common Professional Examination (CPE) flashcards
426 question-and-answer cards across 7 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
Common Professional Examination (CPE) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) syllabus?
Common Professional Examination (CPE) covers 7 subjects: Contract Law, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law), Land Law (Property Law), Equity and Trusts and EU Law and Legal System Skills.
How many chapters and topics are in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) syllabus?
34 chapters and 121 topics, broken down further into 158 sub-topics, across 7 subjects. Contract Law is the largest subject, with 22 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there Common Professional Examination (CPE) flashcards?
Yes — 426 question-and-answer flashcards in 7 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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