Mazur Update (2026): What the Court of Appeal Means for Solicitors Act Assessments
The law on who can carry out litigation work within a firm has now been clarified by the Court of Appeal in CILEX and others v Mazur and others. This is an important development for both solicitors and clients, particularly in the context of Solicitors Act assessments and challenges to legal fees. What was the…
Can You Challenge Your Solicitor’s Bill? How Mazur Strengthens Your Position
If you think your solicitor has overcharged you, you are not stuck with the bill. There is a formal legal route to challenge it, and recent case law has made that position even stronger. In particular, the decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has reinforced the importance of how legal work is carried…
Think Your Solicitor Overcharged You? What You Can Do
If you’ve received a legal bill that feels too high, unclear, or just doesn’t sit right, you’re not alone. It’s a common issue, and most people assume there’s nothing they can do about it. That’s not the case. If a solicitor’s bill is excessive or unreasonable, there is a formal process to challenge it and,…
Concerning Medical Agencies and other news!
Medical and other expert agencies are now a fact of life for most law firms. In many ways they have removed from lawyers the burden of locating and instructing an expert. But they also raise ever more complex issues. This has been demonstrated in the recent case of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust -v- Hoskin…
Fixed Recoverable Costs – the rules
There is really just one item news that people are talking about. This is that we have now, finally seen the draft rules relating to the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) that are due to come into effect from 1st October 2023. In a note to the draft rules, the MOJ confirm the creation…