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Single best answers for SQE1 and the GDL foundations, AI-marked written stations for SQE2. An explanation for every option, built to the SRA specifications.

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The question

Every wrong option names your mis-step.

SQE1 distractors are the five ways candidates actually go wrong: the wrong period, the wrong accrual date, the wrong kind of claim. Helix tags the error on every option you could have picked.

The authority

Every rule traced to its source.

A rule you cannot place is a rule you will doubt under exam pressure. Each explanation pins the law to the statute or case it rests on, down to the section.

The recall

The frameworks, brought back line by line.

Reading the tracks table is not the same as knowing it. Helix hides the ceilings and asks you to bring each one back, with the reason it matters.

The station

Written work, marked like the assessment.

For SQE2 you write the note in full. Helix marks it against the station checklist and names the points you earned, the sentence too vague to score, and the advice you left out.

SQE1 · Dispute ResolutionQ 8

In January 2020 a supplier delivered defective machinery in breach of contract. The buyer discovered the defect only in January 2023. When does the buyer’s claim in contract become statute-barred?

  • AJanuary 2026, six years from the breachCorrectSimple contract: six years from accrual, and the cause of action accrues at the breach.
  • BJanuary 2029, six years from discoveryRuns from breach, not discoveryThe s 14A discoverability extension belongs to negligence, not contract.
  • CJanuary 2023, three years from the breachPersonal-injury periodThree years is the personal injury limit under s 11.
  • DJanuary 2032, twelve years from the breachDeed, not simple contractTwelve years applies to a claim on a specialty under s 8.
  • EJanuary 2024, one year from discoveryDefamation periodOne year is defamation’s limit under s 4A.
The question

Every wrong option names your mis-step.

SQE1 distractors are the five ways candidates actually go wrong: the wrong period, the wrong accrual date, the wrong kind of claim. Helix tags the error on every option you could have picked.

SQE1 · Dispute ResolutionQ 8

In January 2020 a supplier delivered defective machinery in breach of contract. The buyer discovered the defect only in January 2023. When does the buyer’s claim in contract become statute-barred?

  • AJanuary 2026, six years from the breachCorrectSimple contract: six years from accrual, and the cause of action accrues at the breach.
  • BJanuary 2029, six years from discoveryRuns from breach, not discoveryThe s 14A discoverability extension belongs to negligence, not contract.
  • CJanuary 2023, three years from the breachPersonal-injury periodThree years is the personal injury limit under s 11.
  • DJanuary 2032, twelve years from the breachDeed, not simple contractTwelve years applies to a claim on a specialty under s 8.
  • EJanuary 2024, one year from discoveryDefamation periodOne year is defamation’s limit under s 4A.
The authority

Every rule traced to its source.

A rule you cannot place is a rule you will doubt under exam pressure. Each explanation pins the law to the statute or case it rests on, down to the section.

The explanation · Why A is correct

Six years, from the breach

A claim founded on simple contract cannot be brought after six years from accrual.Limitation Act 1980, s 5
In contract the cause of action accrues at the breach, whether or not the damage is known.Gibbs v Guild (1882)
The discoverability extension applies to negligence claims only, never contract.Limitation Act 1980, s 14A
A claim on a deed would get twelve years, but this contract is not a specialty.Limitation Act 1980, s 8
The recall

The frameworks, brought back line by line.

Reading the tracks table is not the same as knowing it. Helix hides the ceilings and asks you to bring each one back, with the reason it matters.

SQE1 · Dispute Resolution

Allocation to track

Recall each ceiling, then tap the line to check.

The station

Written work, marked like the assessment.

For SQE2 you write the note in full. Helix marks it against the station checklist and names the points you earned, the sentence too vague to score, and the advice you left out.

SQE2 · Dispute Resolution station4 marks

Advise the client on limitation and the steps to take before issuing proceedings.

The breach occurred in June 2024, so a claim in contract remains in time until June 2030.+1
Before issuing we should send a letter of claim complying with the Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and allow a reasonable time to respond.+1
We should sue as soon as possible to be safe.Urgency is not advice. Say what issuing now gains and what it costs.0
Point missedMissed: ADR. The court expects the parties to consider negotiation or mediation before litigating.2 / 4

01 · Why Helix

The SQE is wide. Helix makes it finite.

Two papers, 360 questions, a syllabus that spans fourteen subjects and a pervasive conduct thread. The hard part is not any one rule; it is holding all of them at once.

Helix brings the whole specification into one place, leads you through the highest-yield material first, then keeps every topic coming back until it sticks.

02 · Explanations

Every option explained, every rule sourced.

A single best answer only teaches if you learn why the other four fail. Each question carries an explanation per option and the principle underneath, traced to the statute, case or SRA provision it rests on.

You finish a question knowing the law, not just the letter you picked.

03 · SQE2 marking

Written work, marked in seconds.

For SQE2 you write the attendance note, the advice letter, the analysis, in full. Helix marks it against station-style criteria and names the points you missed.

A model answer and marking checklist sit behind every station, so you always see what competent looks like.

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