Costs Budgets and Significant Developments – The High Court Clarifies the Limits on Revising Costs Budgets
September 30th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
The High Court case of Bassey v Whittaker & Watford Insurance Company has confirmed that courts cannot revise parties’ costs budgets unless there have been significant developments in the litigation since those budgets were approved. In this news alert, Andrew Pavlovic and Associate Brooke Stevens: Provide an overview of the costs budgeting regime Summarise the decision, […]
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Unfair Dismissal Reform; Polkey; Sexual Harassment Prevention Duties & Employment Tribunal Limitation Periods: Employment Law Matters: Edition 13
September 28th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
Welcome to the latest edition of Employment Law Matters, our regular update on key issues in employment law. In each edition, we share a selection of important developments in employment law and workplace regulation, together with practical insights and considerations for employers. CM Murray LLP are leading specialist employment law advisers to multi-national employers, […]
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The SRA, Carter-Ruck and Privileged Documents – What Firms in the Firing Line Should Do Right Now
September 25th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
In Carter-Ruck Solicitors and another v Solicitors Regulation Authority Limited [2026] EWHC 2416 (KB) the High Court held that the SRA cannot require regulated persons to produce documents for the purpose of a regulatory investigation which are subject to a client’s legal professional privilege, unless the client consents. In this news alert, Partner Andrew Pavlovic considers the […]
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SRA consultation on advance notification of law firm mergers and acquisitions to the SRA
August 19th, 2026 by Neha Jannath
The SRA has been consulting on proposals that law firm mergers and acquisitions be subject to a new requirement to notify the SRA in advance. They note this is part of the ongoing review of steps they can take to better protect client money. Clearly it is also due to the directions issued to the […]
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The SRA has announced reforms which it hopes will strengthen client money protection and ensure ongoing compliance. This follows serious criticism of its handling of Axiom Ince and PM Law, and the SRA has previously consulted on some of these measures. The proposals 1. All firms which hold client money will be required […]
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Supervision as a Risk Issue: What the Law Society’s Updated Practice Note Tells Firms
April 13th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
The Law Society have today published an updated Practice Note on the issue of who can conduct litigation and how, considering the Court of Appeal judgment in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys. It is a helpful summary of some of the key points made in the judgment which, at its core, made it clear that […]
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On 31 March, the Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision of Mr Justice Sheldon in Mazur, finding that an unauthorised person can conduct litigation under the supervision of an authorised person, providing that the authorised person remains responsible for the conduct of that litigation. The authorised person retains responsibility for the conduct […]
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Interest from Client Accounts to be Passed to the Government to ‘Strengthen Justice’
January 8th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
Hot on the heels of the AML Supervision Reform Consultation and recent announcements about the future of jury trials, the government has this week launched an open consultation on the much talked about issue of the interest that law firms earn when they hold their client’s money (either hold themselves or in Third Party Managed […]
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Six for ’26 – The Regulatory Horizon for Solicitors and Other Lawyers
January 5th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
2026 is set to be another seismic year for legal regulation. In this alert we identify six regulatory issues for lawyers and risk and compliance teams to be aware of in 2026. 1. FCA takeover of AML oversight function On 21 October 2025 the government announced that the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) will become […]
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Court of Appeal Upholds Whistleblowing Rights
November 14th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Judgment has been handed down today (14 November 2025) by the Court of Appeal in the cases of Rice v Wicked Vision and Treadwell v Barton Turns. CM Murray LLP were delighted to act pro bono for Protect (the whistleblowing charity) in its intervention into this important case in which the Court of Appeal was tasked with […]
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