High-stakes litigation is on the rise in the Commercial Court, according to law firm HFW’s litigation trends report, Inside London’s Commercial Court
The report, published last week, analyses court documents covering the past 12 years. It reveals the average judgment value soared from about £10m to almost £40m in 2025, while the median claim duration rose from 509 days in 2024 to 819 days, due to increased complexity.
HFW partner Andrew Williams said: ‘HFW is seeing an increasing influx of major cases coming to the Commercial Court. We expect this trend for bet-the-company disputes being heard by the court only to increase.’
