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03 April 2026
Issue: 8156 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal services , Regulatory
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NLJ this week: Mazur and more—inside the litigation frontline

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From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Meanwhile, looming motor finance group claims and Post Office litigation continue to dominate.

As ever, the judiciary has little patience for weak arguments—one application was branded ‘absurd’ and ‘fatally flawed’. Change is constant, and the stakes remain high. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
Brabners commercial disputes partner Jeff Lewis has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society.
The annual, epic Tour de Law 2026 returns on 14 October, giving legal professionals up and down the country the opportunity to go head-to-head in a cycling tournament like no other
Delays in the criminal court vary dramatically across England and Wales, analysis by the Law Society has found
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
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