Supervision Post-Mazur - The Critical Steps in Bite-Size

Introduction

The Court of Appeal decision in Mazur has reshaped how law firms must approach supervision in litigation. The decision is a welcome clarification of what is lawful in many respects, but leaves some areas of ambiguity for the regulator and law firms to manage.

This short webinar sets out the supervisory steps litigation teams and firms should take, the records they should keep, and the questions the decision leaves open.

It is presented by Paul Bennett, an experienced solicitor advocate who acted at first instance and in the first appeal to the High Court in 2025 and who has advised extensively on the issues before and after the Court of Appeal correction of the High Court.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The conduct of litigation as a reserved legal activity and the formal trigger points that must rest with an authorised person
• Lawful delegation and what it means for the authorised person to retain responsibility, both for the task itself and for the professional principles owed to clients and the court
• Real-world supervision, including when prior approval is required and when regular meetings and work sampling will suffice. Practical compliance steps, covering policies and procedures, responsibility for each matter, documented delegation and decision-making, training and review

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 7th October 2026

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