The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) intends to campaign for legislative reform following this week’s Mazur appeal decision
Overturning Mazur this week, the Court of Appeal held non-authorised individuals can lawfully conduct litigation under the supervision of authorised professionals, in CILEX & Ors v Mazur & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 369.
CILEX chief executive Jennifer Coupland said many legal executives had been ‘profoundly impacted by the uncertainty created’ by Mazur. She expressed hope the appeal decision could offer ‘a moment of reset’.
Coupland said: ‘CILEX joins the voices of others in the sector, including the Legal Services Consumer Panel, in calling out the regulatory failure the Mazur judgment and its consequences represent. We will now look to lobby the government to address some of the regulatory shortcomings of the Legal Services Act.’
