Our October 2025 Board meeting took place at a time of significant reflection for the legal sector. The findings of an independent review into the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) regulation of SSB Group and the High Court’s Mazur judgment provided the context. These events have prompted the Board to consider how we better protect the…
An independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s regulation of the SSB Group [PDF] has led to the Legal Services Board (LSB) initiating enforcement action. The LSB will seek improvements from the SRA to better protect consumers and the public. SSB was a law firm based in Sheffield that acted for thousands of clients in…
Read LSB to act after review finds SRA failed to protect consumers affected by SSB collapse
The Legal Services Board today (14 October 2025) announced that Kate Briscoe has decided to step down as a lay Board member. The Lord Chancellor has agreed to her request to leave the Board with immediate effect. Kate has informed us that due to the increasing demands of running Legal Beagles, which she expects to…
The Mazur judgment does not change the law under the Legal Services Act 2007. However, it has prompted discussion about how the reserved legal activity of conducting litigation has been interpreted and applied. A Legal Services Board (LSB) spokesperson said: ‘On 9 October 2025, the LSB met senior executives from all relevant approved regulators and…
Read LSB Statement: High Court Decision in Mazur – 13 October 2025
We are aware of the recent High Court decision in Mazur and the discussion it has prompted across parts of the legal sector. While the judgment does not change the law, we recognise that it has raised questions about how some in the profession have interpreted and implemented the reserved legal activity ‘conduct of litigation’…
Read LSB statement: High Court decision in Mazur – 3 October 2025
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