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12 December 2025 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 8143 / Categories: Opinion , Legal services , Regulatory , Procedure & practice
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The insider: 12 December 2025

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Dominic Regan makes a Christmas wish for the timeliness of the Master of the Rolls & a halt to ever-increasing bundle sizes

When will it end? Mazur, the case of the decade, is off to the Court of Appeal. Neither the claimant nor the defendants are appealing. Nicholas Bacon KC, acting pro bono, has somehow persuaded the court to grant permission to appeal. The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) is the appellant. Its members are justifiably appalled that individuals with real expertise have been demoted and currently are bit-part players on the periphery.

The appeal is to be heard by 1 February, so expect a hearing next month. I do not mean to be impudent when I dare to suggest that Sir Geoffrey Vos MR should preside—not least because I am certain a thorough judgment would be delivered within a fortnight.

Bad faith?

‘Having considered the totality of the evidence, I do not believe the defendant’s claim that he sent the letter dated 25 May

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