by Cat Sabine | Apr 30, 2026 | Article
The Court of Appeal handed down its much-anticipated judgment on the Dentons v Solicitors Regulation Authority case on 27/4/26, allowing the profession to breathe another sigh of relief (hot on the heels of the Mazur judgment). Why has the profession been holding its...
by Sarah Haynes | Apr 29, 2026 | Article
The SRA published its latest consultation on 22/4/26 into strengthening its continuing competence requirements. Below we set out what it means and what you can do. SRA concerns As we have reported previously, the SRA has had concerns for many years about their...
by Sarah Haynes | Apr 15, 2026 | Article, Litigation
On Monday 13th April, The Law Society published its updated guidance on “Mazur and the conduct of litigation” following the Court of Appeal Judgment on 31st March. The updated guidance clarifies that non-authorised people can carry out the conduct of litigation as...
by Sarah Haynes | Apr 8, 2026 | Article
The collective sigh of relief from the legal profession was palpable on 31st March when the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the Julia Mazur & others v CILEX & others [2026] (‘Mazur’) case, overturning the High Court decision from September last...
by Sarah Haynes | Apr 8, 2026 | Article
As we have referred to in previous posts, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) of companies, LLPs etc are now required to verify their identity at Companies House, making it even more important that such entities know who their PSCs are. The definition of a PSC is...
by Sarah Haynes | Mar 31, 2026 | Article
As you may have seen all over the legal press today, the Court of Appeal has overturned the Mazur ruling from September last year! Gone is the distinction between supporting or assisting an authorised solicitor in conducting litigation and doing so under supervision...
