All Litigation articles
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NewsRegulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
Practising rights entry rules relaxed as more groups join upcoming Court of Appeal proceedings.
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NewsPre-Mazur advice 'not always articulated with sufficient precision', LSB concludes
Super-regulator says professional bodies should have been working together to arrive at a shared position.
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NewsLegal executives in limbo amid authorisation delays
CILEx Regulation says process of obtaining practising rights takes nine weeks on average - practitioners disagree.
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NewsCouncil lawyers will not intervene in Mazur
Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.
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NewsSolicitors’ withdrawal no excuse for missing budget deadline, rules court
Judge says there was no good reason for defendant not being aware of crucial deadline.
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NewsUS giant ordered to pay £8,000 for ‘unreasonable’ disclosure delay
Judge also criticises Quinn Emanuel's aborted attempt to have employment claim struck out.
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NewsSave the date: Mazur appeal given February 2026 listing
Court date brought forward in recognition of importance of litigation conduct decision.
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NewsLaw Society to intervene in Court of Appeal Mazur challenge
September ruling on conduct of litigation has caused significant disruption in the legal sector.
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NewsExpect enforcement action for lack of Mazur response, SRA warns
Regulator says it will look ‘sympathetically’ at historical mistakes made by firms
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NewsFormer law firm owner jailed for ignoring freezing order
Dorota Newman found to have engaged in ‘deliberate policy of non-engagement’.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.
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NewsCILEX wins permission to challenge Mazur ruling
Legal executives’ representative body will argue in court that Mazur decision on conduct of litigation was wrong.
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NewsUnauthorised staff can draft claims and statements, Society says
Hundreds of legal executives clambering to get litigation practising rights approval.
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NewsSolicitor avoids SRA referral over false case citations
Fake authorities were produced by research software and not checked, claims solicitor.
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NewsDozens of litigation assistants face threat of redundancy at national firm
Irwin Mitchell planning to reduce paralegal headcount and increase use of AI in restructure of support staff.
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News'No quick fix' for authorisation nightmare, legal executives told
Legislative change and grandfathering of litigation rights likely to take months.
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NewsFirm's top earner collects £2.6m after profit surge
Positive results coming from both ends of the civil claims market.
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NewsSuper-regulator outlines scope of Mazur review
Legal Services Board will look at what advice regulators gave over a 15-year period, reporting in March 2026.
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