Mazur Appeal
The Judgment of Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) (16 September 2025) has caused significant concern and confusion for solicitors, law firms and legal businesses as to who is authorised to carry out conduct of litigation.
An Appeal lodged by CILEX has been listed for the following sessions:
📅 2pm, Monday, 23 February 2026;
📅 Wednesday, 25 February 2026; and
📅 Thursday, 26 February 2026.
The Appeal will be livestreamed on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel:
In the interim, a reminder of the current information and guidance available is as follows:
CILEX – Information & Guidance
CILEX whose members are most impacted by the Judgment, continued to provide ongoing information and guidance to its members by way of a Mazur Judgment Information Hub:
Mazur Judgment Information Hub | CILEX
Solicitors Regulation Authority – Guidance
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has commented:
“We recognise there has been concern and confusion amongst solicitors following the judgement in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys. The Legal Services Act 2007 is clear that only authorised persons (or those who are exempt) are entitled to carry out reserved legal activities, one of which is conducting litigation. Since the judgment, we have published further information to support the profession. This includes a summary of the steps which you can take to ensure that only authorised persons conduct litigation and appropriate support arrangements exist in relation to those who assist an authorised person with this.”
The Solicitor Regulation Authority issued guidance on 11 December 2025:
SRA | Mazur and conducting litigation | Solicitors Regulation Authority
The Law Society – Guidance & Practice Note
The Law Society issued a Press Release on 17 October 2025:
Mazur: Law Society publishes new guidance for profession | The Law Society
The Law Society also published guidance on 13 November 2025:
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys: what it means for litigators | The Law Society
Further, The Law Society has issued a Practice Note on 29 January 2026:
Mazur and the conduct of litigation | The Law Society
Many shall watch and wait with great interest as the Appeal is heard and when a Judgment shall eventually be handed down.
UPDATE: 20 FEBRUARY 2026
The Appeal will no longer be live-streamed on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel.
The Court made an Order on its own motion on 20 February 2026 that anyone (not a party) seeking to watch/listen should:
▶️ Seek permission to watch or listen to the hearing
▶️ Provide their details
▶️ Provide an Undertaking to not to record, capture images, and/or broadcast any part of the hearing.
ℹ️ A copy of the Order can be found: Mazur and others -v- Charles Russell Speechlys LLP – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
ℹ️ Request to watch or listen should be sent to: Civilappeals.listing@justice.gov.uk