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High-yield notes(17)

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Conflicts of interest
High-yield note · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
Own-interest conflicts (para 6.1), client conflicts (para 6.2) and the substantially common interest and competing for the same objective exceptions, conflicts arising during a retainer, and the link with
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Conflicts of interest in property, probate and criminal practice
High-yield note · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK2
Own-interest and client conflicts under the SRA Code, the two exceptions, acting for buyer and seller, borrower and lender, co-defendants and family members, and gifts to the solicitor
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SRA Principles and Codes of Conduct: overview
High-yield note · Legal Services · FLK1
The seven SRA Principles, resolving conflicts between them, the structure and key standards of
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Taking instructions, conflicts and pre-contract matters in conveyancing
High-yield note · Property Practice · FLK2
What a conveyancer must establish at the outset: identity, authority, conflicts, client care and
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Fiduciary duties and liability of strangers to the trust
High-yield note · Trusts · FLK2
The no-conflict and no-profit rules, self-dealing and fair-dealing, and the
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Topics & skills(2)

Conflicts of interest
Topic · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1 & FLK2 (pervasive)
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Conflicts of interest
Topic · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK1 & FLK2 (pervasive)
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Blackletter rules(25)

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Conflicts of interest between clients (SRA Code, para 6.2)
Blackletter rule · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
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Conflicts of interest: acting for seller and buyer (SRA Code para 6.2)
Blackletter rule · Property Practice · FLK2
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Duty to avoid conflicts of interest (CA 2006, s 175)
Blackletter rule · Business Law and Practice · FLK1
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Own interest conflicts (SRA Code, para 6.1)
Blackletter rule · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
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Duties and powers of PRs; charging; solicitor-drafters who benefit
Blackletter rule · Wills and the Administration of Estates · FLK2
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Video lessons(2)

Spotting conflicts of interest
Video lesson · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
Own-interest conflicts, client conflicts, the two exceptions and the confidential-information rule
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The seven general duties of directors
Video lesson · Business Law and Practice · FLK1
A walk through sections 171 to 177 of the Companies Act 2006 and how
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Mind maps(4)

Conflicts of interest (FLK1): mind map
Mind map · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
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Conflicts of interest (FLK2): mind map
Mind map · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK2
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SRA Principles and Codes: mind map
Mind map · Legal Services · FLK1
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Directors' duties: mind map
Mind map · Business Law and Practice · FLK1
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Blog & guides(1)

Conflicts of interest under the SRA Code of Conduct
Blog post · Blog · Topic deep-dives
leading case and a method for exam scenarios. Ethics is examined across SQE1, and conflicts of interest are among its favourite scenarios. The relevant provisions sit in the SRA Standards and Regulations … the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs. Two kinds of conflict Own-interest conflict: a conflict, or significant risk of conflict, between you or your firm and the client
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Flashcards(21)

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Can client consent cure an own-interest conflict?
Flashcard · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
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Are there exceptions to the own-interest conflict prohibition?
Flashcard · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK2
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What is a 'substantially common interest'?
Flashcard · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
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Client conflict: general rule
Flashcard · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
Can a solicitor act for two clients whose interests conflict in the same or a related matter? Generally no. It is only permitted where the clients have a substantially common interest
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Two exceptions to the client conflict prohibition?
Flashcard · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK2
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Podcasts(2)

Ethics: conflicts, confidentiality and undertakings
Podcast · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1), Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK1 & FLK2
Applying the SRA Code of Conduct to the three most tested ethics themes with
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Intestacy and inheritance tax: the essentials
Podcast · Wills and the Administration of Estates · FLK2
How an estate passes on intestacy, how the statutory legacy works and a short
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Cheatsheets(7)

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Ethics and Professional Conduct: quick reference
Cheatsheet · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK1) · FLK1
Conflicts, confidentiality, duties to the court, undertakings, client money in a conduct context, reporting
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Ethics in Practice (FLK2): quick reference
Cheatsheet · Ethics and Professional Conduct (FLK2) · FLK2
Conduct rules as they arise in property, probate, criminal, disputes and business matters, with
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SQE2 Client Interview: quick reference
Cheatsheet · Client Interview · SQE2
Interview structure, questioning techniques, conduct points and time management for the oral client interview
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Property Practice: quick reference
Cheatsheet · Property Practice · FLK2
Conveyancing timeline, searches and priority periods, contract and completion mechanics, SDLT and registration deadlines
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Trusts: quick reference
Cheatsheet · Trusts · FLK2
Three certainties, formalities, constitution, resulting and constructive trusts, charity law, trustees' duties and powers
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Courses & events(1)

SQE1 FLK1 Bootcamp - November 2026
Course · Crash course · SQE1 · SQE1 January 2027
breach Contract and tort Statutory interpretation and precedent Judicial review grounds SRA Principles and conflicts of interest Legal system, public law and professional conduct
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