Legal Services Board publishes review following Mazur case
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published the findings of its review into guidance provided to the legal profession on the conduct of litigation.
The review was prompted by the High Court judgment in Mazur (September 2025), and the Court of Appeal’s clarification (March 2026) that unauthorised individuals may conduct litigation under the supervision of an authorised person.
Click here to read the full report
CITMA, CIPA and IPReg all responded to the ‘Section 55 request’ from the LSB. Section 55 of the Legal Services Act, which gives the LSB formal powers to require an approved regulator to provide information or documents.
The LSB report notes that while regulators responded constructively and updated guidance following the judgments, previous advice to the profession had varied in clarity and consistency. The review also identified that in 2022, when regulators developed differing interpretations of the Act, there was insufficient cross-regulator engagement to resolve that inconsistency.
Several regulators, including IPReg, have since published updated guidance. Click here to read the IPReg guidance
Richard Orpin, Chief Executive at the LSB, said: "To ensure that consumers and the public are well protected, it is critical that guidance to legal professionals is clear, consistent, and underpinned by robust regulatory assurance. I am encouraged by how constructively regulators have engaged since the judgment and by the steps already taken. But there is more to do, and we will work alongside regulators to make sure the actions we've identified are delivered.”