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FE-1 Equity practice test with marked answers
An FE-1 style Equity paper against the clock: 8 original problem and essay questions on the Law Society's Equity syllabus, attempt 5 in 3 hours.
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Write your answers in prose, then see each one marked point by point against our rubric for that question: the words that earned each mark quoted back, the points you missed, one fix, and a model answer citing Irish judgments and statutes. Start with 3 short questions free.
Equity pass rate: 57% in 2024, 67% in 2025 (Law Society figures). Sources: the Law Society's 2024 submission to the LSRA and Snapshot of the Solicitors' Profession 2025 (2025 = our sum of the March and October sittings).
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Free: 3 short Equity questions, marked in full
Answer each in a few paragraphs of prose, as in the exam: the principle, the authority and how it applies to the facts. About 45 minutes for all three. No sign-up.
Question 1 16 marks
Three short questions, one issue each. Answer each in a few paragraphs of prose, as in the exam, applying Irish law to the facts and citing authority where you can.
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What is inside
Paper 1: 8 original problem and essay questions, attempt 5, 180 minutes, with no statutes to hand (none is permitted for Equity). Every answer you write is marked out of 20 on our rubric, and your best 5 count.
- 8 original questions, attempt 5, in 3 hours on a timer
- Every answer marked point by point, 20 marks each on our rubric
- The words that earned each mark, quoted from your answer
- A model answer for all 8 questions, citing Irish judgments and statutes
- One fix per answer, and your weakest syllabus areas
- Up to 3 marked attempts; Papers 2 and 3 to follow
One payment unlocks the full paper
- 8 original questions, attempt 5, in 3 hours on a timer
- Every answer marked point by point, 20 marks each on our rubric
- The words that earned each mark, quoted from your answer
- A model answer for all 8 questions, citing Irish judgments and statutes
- One fix per answer, and your weakest syllabus areas
- Up to 3 marked attempts; Papers 2 and 3 to follow
Who it is for
Anyone sitting or resitting the FE-1 Equity paper, including undergraduates on the Law Society's accelerated access scheme. Sit Paper 1 in one go against the 3-hour clock, as on the day, then read the model answers for all 8 questions. For pass rates in every FE-1 subject, see our FE-1 pass rates by subject guide.
The real exam, from the Law Society's own pages
- The exam: Equity is one of the eight FE-1 papers, each a separate exam. Exams run from 10:00 to 13:00 at the centre; online candidates get 30 minutes extra.
- Format: the Law Society's syllabus states the "attempt five out of eight questions" format for EU Law only. Our Equity paper uses 5 of 8 in 3 hours as a practice format; check your own exam paper's instructions.
- Materials: the Law Society's page of permitted legislative sources lists the only legislative sources candidates may bring into the exams; it lists statutes for some papers and none for Equity.
- Syllabus: the nature of equity and its maxims; equitable remedies (injunctions including Mareva and Anton Piller orders, specific performance, rescission and undue influence, rectification, proprietary estoppel, tracing); and trusts, from the three certainties to charitable trusts, cy-pres and the duties of trustees.
- Pass rates: in 2024, 57% of Equity sittings passed (647 of 1,139). In 2025, 398 of 583 passed in March and 462 of 697 in October: 67.2% across both sittings (860 of 1,280), our sum of the Law Society's March and October counts; the Law Society prints no full-year 2025 figure.
- Fees: EUR 128 per subject to sit; EUR 154 per subject for a recheck.
Checked on 13 November 2026 on the Law Society's FE-1 page, its FE-1 syllabus (Autumn 2026), its 2024 submission to the LSRA and its Snapshot of the Solicitors' Profession 2025 (page 8).
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What do I get?
Paper 1: 8 original Equity questions, problem and essay, on a 3-hour timer; you choose 5 to answer. You type each answer in its own box with a question palette and the clock. When you submit, every answer you wrote is marked point by point, and your best 5 count. You see the points you earned (quoting your words), the points you missed, one fix, and the model answer for all 8 questions, including the ones you did not choose. Up to 3 marked attempts. Papers 2 and 3 follow as free updates for buyers.
How is my answer marked?
Against our own rubric for each question: 10 points of 2 marks, each a principle, an authority or a step of application that a strong answer makes. Our marker awards a point only when your answer states it, and quotes the words that earned it; equivalent wording counts, and a case name is not needed if the principle is right. The Law Society publishes no marking scheme or pass mark for FE-1, so our marks are practice marks, not a prediction of your result.
Is this Irish law?
Yes. Every authority in our rubrics and model answers is an Irish judgment from the Courts Service judgments database or an Irish statute, or an older or foreign case cited through the Irish judgment that adopts it. We checked every citation against the saved source text.
Which topics does Paper 1 cover?
Interlocutory and mandatory injunctions, Mareva relief, undue influence and bank guarantees, proprietary estoppel, presumed resulting trusts and joint deposit accounts, Quistclose trusts, charitable purposes under the Charities Act 2009, and cy-pres. Papers 2 and 3 will cover other syllabus headings, such as specific performance, the three certainties, constitution of trusts, secret trusts, constructive trusts, tracing and trustees.
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Disclaimer
Are these real FE-1 questions? No. Every question is original, written to the Law Society's Equity syllabus (Autumn 2026). We do not reproduce or adapt Law Society papers or examiner reports. The Law Society sells its own past papers on its website.