The top 20 cases to watch this year are listed below. The Lawyer’s in-depth look at each case, including court details, dates, and the firms and chamber involved, can be read here.
1. Merricks v Mastercard | 11. The Secretary of State for Health and the NHS Business Services Authority v Servier Laboratories, Servier Research and Development Limited, Les Laboratories Servier SAS and Servier SAS |
2. Dynasty Company for Oil and Gas Trading v The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and Dr Ashti Hawrami | 12. Sir Philip Rutnam v Home Office |
3. Good Law Project v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | 13. Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Plc and Neerock Ltd (trading as Woodhead Brothers) v Lorien Engineering Solutions Ltd (dissolved), GP Strategies Ltd, John Sisk & Sons Ltd and J&E Hall Ltd |
4. R (Heathrow Airport) v Her Majesty’s Treasury and HMRC | 14. Stanford International Bank v HSBC Plc |
5. Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (in Special Administration) and ors | 15. Castle Water v Thames Water |
6. Baker & 120 ors v Post Office Ltd | 16. McClean & Ors v Andrew Thornhill QC & Ors |
7. Roman Pipia v BGEO Group Limited | 17. Bank of St Petersburg PJSC and Alexander Savelyev v Vitaly Arkhangelsky, Julia Arkhangelskaya and Oslo Marine Group Ports LLS |
8. ECU Group v HSBC | 18. Meghan Markle v Associated Newspapers |
9. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited v Serious Fraud Office, Dechert and Neil Gerrard and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited v Mark Hollingsworth |
19. AutoStore Technology AS v Ocado Group plc and ors |
10. SCOR v Barclays Bank | 20. Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd v Deutsche Bank AG |