AQA A-level Law past papers and mark schemes
28 papers · November 2020 – June 2025
AQA A-level Law (7162) appears here as four papers. Paper 1 is Nature of law and the English legal system with criminal law, Paper 2 pairs the same legal system content with tort, and the two papers labelled as options are Paper 3A, with law of contract, and Paper 3B, with human rights. Each of the four has 7 papers listed, and each is set at 100 marks and 2 hours.
All 28 files have a mark scheme in the same row and open on the AQA website. Of these, 24 come from six exam series running from November 2020 to June 2025, including the November 2020 and November 2021 sittings, and 4 are specimen papers. Within each paper the list runs newest first, so June 2025 sits at the top.
A steady way to use them is to answer one paper in 2 hours with your notes closed, mark it line by line against the mark scheme, and rewrite the answer that lost the most marks. Start with the November series and the specimens, and keep the June 2025 papers for the last few weeks. Reschedule, an independent A-level revision planner, can then fit that practice around the rest of your work: it builds a daily plan from the specification down to individual subtopics, places each subtopic before the paper that examines it, and adds past papers with mark schemes for each paper.
Paper 1: Nature of law and the English legal system with criminal law7162/1
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal systemNature of law: legal and other rules, civil and criminal law, and sources of law · Law and society: fault · Law and justice · Law making: statutory interpretation · Law making: judicial precedent · The criminal courts and lay people · Legal personnel: barristers, solicitors and legal executives · The judiciary: types of judge · The judiciary: the role of judges in criminal courts · Access to justice and funding: the criminal system
- 3.2 Criminal lawThe rules and theory of criminal law · General elements of liability · Fatal offences against the person · Non-fatal offences against the person · Property offences · Preliminary offence: attempt · Defences: capacity defences · Defences: necessity defences
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7162/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 2: Nature of law and the English legal system with tort7162/2
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal systemNature of law: legal and other rules, civil and criminal law, and sources of law · Law and society: fault · Law and morality · Law making: parliamentary law making · Law making: law reform · The civil courts and other forms of dispute resolution · The judiciary: types of judge · The judiciary: the role of judges in civil courts · Access to justice and funding: the civil system
- 3.3 TortThe rules and theory of tort law · Liability in negligence for physical injury to people and damage to property · Liability in negligence for economic loss and psychiatric injury · Occupiers' liability · Nuisance and the escape of dangerous things · Vicarious liability · Defences in tort · Remedies in tort
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7162/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 3A: Nature of law and the English legal system with law of contract (option)7162/3A
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal systemNature of law: legal and other rules, civil and criminal law, and sources of law · Law and society: the role of law and balancing competing interests · Law and morality · Law and justice · The rule of law · Law making: delegated legislation · Law making: the European Union · The judiciary: types of judge · The judiciary: the role of judges in civil courts · The independence of the judiciary · Access to justice and funding: the civil system
- 3.4 Law of contract (Paper 3 option)The rules and theory of contract law · Essential requirements of contract · Contract terms: general · Contract terms: specific terms implied by statute law in relation to consumer contracts · Contract terms: exclusion clauses · Vitiating factors · Discharge of a contract · Remedies in contract
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7162/3A | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 3B: Nature of law and the English legal system with human rights (option)7162/3B
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal systemNature of law: legal and other rules, civil and criminal law, and sources of law · Law and society: the role of law and balancing competing interests · Law and morality · Law and justice · The rule of law · Law making: delegated legislation · Law making: the European Union · The judiciary: types of judge · The judiciary: the role of judges in criminal courts · The independence of the judiciary · Access to justice and funding: the criminal system
- 3.5 Human rights (Paper 3 option)The rules and theory of human rights law · Human Rights in international law · Human rights in the UK before and after the Human Rights Act 1998 · The European Convention on Human Rights 1953 · Enforcement · Human Rights and English law · Reform
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7162/3B | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Common questions
- Where can I find AQA Law mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of AQA Law past papers are here?
- The page lists 24 papers from 6 exam series, November 2020 to June 2025, and 4 specimen or sample papers.
- How are AQA Law past papers organised on this page?
- Papers are grouped by exam paper, then by series with the newest first: Paper 1: Nature of law and the English legal system with criminal law (2 hours, 100 marks), Paper 2: Nature of law and the English legal system with tort (2 hours, 100 marks), Paper 3A: Nature of law and the English legal system with law of contract (option) (2 hours, 100 marks) and Paper 3B: Nature of law and the English legal system with human rights (option) (2 hours, 100 marks). Durations and marks are the most common values across the series listed.
- Are these the official AQA papers?
- They are the papers set by AQA. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 28 on the AQA website. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add Law and AQA in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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