Every litigator in the land is surely sated by Mazur. Iain Miller of Kingsley Napley, whose mother is an avid reader of this column, made an excellent point to me: he stressed the need for everyone to be aware of the effective supervision guidance published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which is being updated. It highlights the need to document policies and procedures. The Law Society has produced a new practice note on ‘Mazur and the conduct of litigation’; neatly complemented by the insider’s ‘cut out and keep safe’ paragraphs overleaf!
I would add that, given the shambolic performance of some regulators, they might well, in an attempt to rehabilitate their reputation, start looking closely at the conduct of firms.
Meanwhile, do take note of the succinct coda, para [198] to Mazur where Lady Justice Andrews says:
‘In essence, the question in any given set of circumstances will be whether the unauthorised person, in carrying out whatever tasks which fall within the
