Mazur in the Court of Appeal: the Judgment That Saved Half the Profession from Accidental Criminality
The Court of Appeal rewrites the landscape of ‘conduct of litigation’ – Mazur & Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 369.
Richard Tambling (29 Bedford Row)
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Stop! In the Name of the LSA: Why Your Favourite Legal Exec Can’t Touch That Form A after Mazur and XX v GH
HHJ Farquhar was confronted with the practical consequences of Mazur for family law cases. The issue arose when Family Law Partners, a highly respected specialist family law firm, sought an exemption permitting their senior Chartered Legal Executive, Ms Lisa Burton Durham, to conduct litigation.
Guideline Hourly Rates on Costs: Addendum
In KS v VS (Judgment – Summary Assessment of Costs – Civil Guide) [2024] EWHC 278 (Fam) (12 February 2024), Arbuthnot J referred to H v GH [2023] EWFC 235, [2024] Costs LR 27 and the question raised by DHCJ Simon Colton KC as to the relevance or otherwise of the guideline
Guideline Hourly Rates on Costs
In H v GH [2023] EWFC 235 Simon Colton KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, struck out a husband’s application to extend payment of a lump sum for two years. When he then proceeded to summarily assess the costs he raised with the parties the relevance, or
Richard Tambling
Richard’s practice is focused on matrimonial finance and Schedule 1 claims. He is frequently instructed on cases involving businesses and trusts and those cases with a foreign element, and often represents interveners and is adept at dealing with multi-party cases. Richard advises on TOLATA claims in the domestic context