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Let us assume that the worst has come to the worst and all work undertaken on a case was performed by an unauthorised fee earner. Where does that leave the issue of costs recovery in light of Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB)? Firstly, as we have already explored […]

What does Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) mean for unauthorised costs draftsmen? I would suggest very little. (Separately, authorised Costs Lawyers have the right to conduct litigation (so far as it relates to costs matters).) Steps such as drafting Bills of Costs, Points of Dispute, Replies and Costs Budgets

What does Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) mean for advocacy? The short answer is: nothing. And I do not mean that just in the sense that Mazur was only meant to clarify the existing law as opposed to creating new law. Mazur was concerned with the discrete issue of

Following on with the analysis of the fallout from Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB), if an unauthorised fee earner is able to: Deal with their own cases up to the point proceedings are issued and undertake most post-litigation work so long as the case itself is being conducted

What tasks can Grade D fee earners undertake in light of Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB)? Is this the death of the Grade D fee earner? In fact, Mazur is of far wider application than just to Grade D fee earners. Grade C fee earners are described in the

Lawyers are desperately trying to understand the full impact of Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB). The decision interprets the Legal Services Act 2007 as meaning that an unauthorised individual can support an authorised solicitor in conducting litigation but an unauthorised individual cannot themselves conduct litigation even under the supervision

Are you, and/or your firm, guilty of multiple criminal offences? Quite possibly. The decision in Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has been described as an “earthquake” decision and may have a profound effect on the way that many firms operate in the future. Many firms/fee earners may have

Very interesting webinar on AI in costs from Kings Chambers’ Andrew Hogan and Paul Hughes considering key issues arising out of the use of Artificial Intelligence in legal practice including: What are AI and LLMs. AI ethics. Regulatory concerns. ChatGPT and other open applications. Legal applications (briefly) AI’s application to costs The future of AI.

Webinar on personal injury costs from Kings Chambers Andrew Hogan and Craig Ralph, discussing current developments in hourly rates, deductions from damages, mediation and ADR, and other topics of interest.  

The new edition of the White Book was recently published. This year we purchased the online firmwide edition which comes bundled together with Volume 2. It is a number of years since I had seen Volume 2. This includes a section on costs and funding containing various reference resources such as: Conditional Fee Agreements Order