On the interpretation of Pre-Exam Questions and on Pre-Exam appeals
Candidates often ask us questions on possibilities to file a Pre-Exam
appeals based on an alleged unclarity, alleged ambiguity or alleged error in a
Pre-Exam question or statement or in the Examiner's Report or based on a
different understanding or interpretation of the question or statement.
Below, a recent decision from the Disciplinary Board of Appeal (which is the competent Board of Appeal for EQE appeals) is discussed that presents a nice overview of the (limited) extent of the competence of the DBA, and also addresses how Pre-Exam questions and statements need to be interpreted by candidates, the Pre-Exam Committee and the Examination Board. The decision answers substantially all questions that candidates ask us on Pre-Exam appeals, so we present it in this Pre-Exam blog rather than in our Case law Blog.
Also, we present a (non-exhaustive) overview of neutralizations of Pre-Exam statements/questions and of Pre-Exam appeals.
