I am getting in touch to share that we have responded to our members’ request to develop guidance to support solicitors, law firms and legal businesses following the High Court judgment in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341.
Our new practice note helps solicitors, law firms and legal businesses understand:
- Who is authorised to practise litigation under the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007), and
- Where the dividing line is between conducting litigation and supporting an authorised person to do so
The practice note is intended to be used by solicitors and their teams who handle litigation, namely: any solicitor in legal practice or employed as an in-house solicitor in England and Wales; any trainee solicitor or employee of a solicitor, law firm or legal business; and, any law form or legal business.
The practice note also offers practical advice on:
- What work can be conducted by a non-authorised person
- The consequences of a breach
Please read the new practice note and visit our ‘what’s changing page’ which gives an overview of Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys High Court judgement and how we are supporting our members.
Where further guidance from regulators and others is required, we are following up with the SRA to encourage a swift response. We will be organising some briefing sessions for members later this month, and once we have confirmed dates I will be in touch.
