Supervising Litigation After Mazur - Compliance, Delegation & Risk

Introduction

The Court of Appeal decision in Mazur has reshaped how law firms must approach supervision in litigation. The judgment confirmed that work amounting to the conduct of litigation may be delegated, provided an authorised person retains responsibility, and proper supervision is in place.

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.

Designed for law firm supervisors, managers and team leaders, this new virtual classroom seminar explains what Mazur decided and what it means in practice. It sets out the supervisory steps litigation teams and firms should take, the records they should keep and the questions the decision leaves open.

This session 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 live and interactive session will cover the following:

• The Court of Appeal decision in Mazur and why the rigid line between assisting and conducting litigation no longer seems to exist
• 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
• AI and the conduct of litigation, an unresolved question and why this calls for humans taking the lead, not simply a ‘human in the loop’
• What Mazur did not settle and the further regulatory and guidance developments to watch out for

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.