We know the appeal in Mazur is to be heard at the end of next month. The appellant, CILEX, is to be represented by Nick Bacon KC, together with another silk whom I understand will be versed in regulatory issues. They will lead two juniors.
What is as yet uncertain is who will be allowed to intervene. The Law Society is a certainty, as is the Bar Council. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has a fine record of constructive interventions over the years and deserves to be heard. Some may only be permitted to make paper representations.
Given the ramifications, one would hope that both the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls would hear the appeal. It would be neat if they were to do so and be joined by Lord Justice Birss—the very bench that decided Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 in November 2023, rewriting the
