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MAZUR MATTERS 43: AN EXAMPLE WHERE SUPERVISION WAS FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE: ACTION BY THE SRA & A FINE OF £30,000

MAZUR MATTERS 43: AN EXAMPLE WHERE SUPERVISION WAS FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE: ACTION BY THE SRA & A FINE OF £30,000

December 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

It would be interesting to know what (if any) percentage of the profession read the SRA document “Effective supervision – Guidance” published in November 2022.  The Mazur issue was there in plain sight. There is only one practical example given in…

MAZUR MATTERS 42: CAN ANY GOOD COME OF ALL THIS?  POSITIVE THINKING ABOUT DELEGATION AND THE CONDUCT OF LITIGATION: SOME USEFUL LINKS

MAZUR MATTERS 42: CAN ANY GOOD COME OF ALL THIS? POSITIVE THINKING ABOUT DELEGATION AND THE CONDUCT OF LITIGATION: SOME USEFUL LINKS

December 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content, Well being

The current situation is that large parts of the profession are waiting, with bated breath, for a Court of Appeal judgment as to whether the Mazur decision was right, in particular in relation to non-authorised employees having the “conduct” of litigation. …

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