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Business and Property Courts of England and Wales cause list 14 May 2024

Updated 13 May 2024

Applies to England and Wales

These lists are subject to change until 4:30pm. Any alterations after this time will be telephoned or emailed direct to the parties or their legal representatives.

1. Admiralty Court list (King’s Bench Division)

1.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

The hearing will be available to representatives of the media upon request. It will be organised and conducted using MS Teams (unless otherwise stated). Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to witness the hearing will need to do so over the internet and provide an email address at which to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact comct.listing@justice.gov.uk.

1.2 Remote hearings before the Admiralty Registrar

Remote hearing via MS Teams. For details on accessing the hearing, please contact admiralty.registrar@justice.gov.uk. Any party who attends the hearing in person at the Rolls Building should contact a member of staff in the List Office who will then connect them to the remote hearings.

1.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

1.4 Admiralty Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 12:39pm

No hearings.

2. Business List (Chancery Division)

2.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

2.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

2.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

2.4 Business List cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:18pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Miles	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 15	Chancery trial	BL-2020-001343	London Capital & Finance PLC (In Administration) and another v Thompson and others
Mr Justice Adam Johnson	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 3	Application hearing	BL-2018-000544	Tonstate Group Limited and others v Wojakovski
Mr Justice Mellor	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 14	Application hearing	BL-2021-000313	Tulip Trading Limited v Bitcoin Association and others
His Honour Judge Neil Cadwallader sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 4	Chancery trial	BL-2020-001626	Kieran Corrigan & Co Limited v OneE Group Limited and others
Recorder Gasztowicz KC sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 12	Application hearing	BL-2023-001307	A v B
Nicholas Thompsell sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 11	Chancery trial	BL-2021-000092	Advanced Multi-Technology For Medical Industry and others v Uniserve Limited and another
Simon Gleeson sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 9	Chancery trial	HC-2016-001261	Carl v Hawkins and others
			Chancery trial	BL-2018-000648	Carl v Edwards
Louise Hutton KC sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 13	Chancery trial	BL-2019-001029	Donnellan v Ward and others
Master Pester	11am	The Rolls Buildings, hearing room 1	Part 8 hearing	BL-2024-000388	Smyth v —

3. Chancery Appeals (Chancery Division)

3.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

3.2 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

3.3 Chancery Appeals cause list

List updated: 14 May 2024 1:19pm

No hearings.

4. Commercial Court (King’s Bench Division)

4.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

The hearing will be available to representatives of the media upon request. It will be organised and conducted using MS Teams (unless otherwise stated). Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to witness the hearing will need to do so over the internet and provide an email address at which to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact comct.listing@justice.gov.uk.

4.2 Remote hearings before the Admiralty Registrar

Remote hearing via MS Teams. For details on accessing the hearing, please contact admiralty.registrar@justice.gov.uk. Any party who attends the hearing in person at the Rolls Building should contact a member of staff in the List Office who will then connect them to the remote hearings.

4.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

4.4 Commercial Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 5:07pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Jacobs	10am	Remotely via MS Teams	Part heard application hearing	CL-2023-000516	Commerzbank AG v Ruschemalliance LLC
Mr Justice Bryan	10:30am (all day)	Court 25	Application Hearing	CL-2022-000129	Stokenchurch Property Limited and another v. UK Insurance Limited (trading as NIG)
Mr Justice Jacobs	10am	Remotely via MS Teams	Application Hearing	CL-2023-000516	A v B
Mr Justice Henshaw	10:30am (all day)	Court 24	Part heard trial	CL-2015-000047	Arcadia Energy (Suisse) SA and others v. Attock Oil International Limited and others
His Honour Judge Pelling KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 19	Part heard trial	CL-2020-000358	Gorbachev v. Guriev
Her Honour Judge Ruth Fine sitting as a Judge of the High Court	2pm	Royal Courts of Justice - E109	Charging Order	CL-2021-000469	Goyal and another v. BGF Investment Management Limited and others
Dame Clare Moulder DBE sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 8	Trial	CL-2024-000084, CL-2024-000086	J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited v. Werealize.Com Limited, WEREALIZE.COM Limited v. J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited
Lionel Persey KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 28	Part heard trial	CL-2021-000681	Specialised Vessel Services Limited v. Meridian Risk Solutions Limited
Christopher Hancock KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 27	Application Hearing	CL-2018-000802	Kompaktwerk GMBH v. Liveperson Netherland

5. Competition List (Chancery Division)

5.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

5.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

5.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

5.4 Competition List cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:21pm

No hearings.

6. Companies Winding Up (Chancery Division)

6.1 Company Insolvency Pro Bono Scheme

The Company Insolvency Pro Bono Scheme provides free legal advice and/or representation in court on Wednesdays. If you have a case listed in the winding up court, please come to Consultation Room 4 on the 1st Floor of the Rolls Building to speak with a barrister on Wednesday morning. You can also email in advance on admin@companyinsolvencyscheme.com.

6.2 Companies Winding Up cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:01pm

No hearings.

7. Financial List (Chancery Division/King’s Bench Division/Commercial Court)

7.1 Remote hearings before a Judge of the Chancery Division

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

7.2 Remote hearings before a Judge of the Commercial Court

The hearing will be available to representatives of the media upon request. It will be organised and conducted using MS Teams (unless otherwise stated). Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to witness the hearing will need to do so over the internet and provide an email address at which to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact comct.listing@justice.gov.uk.

7.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

7.4 Financial List cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 12:42pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Marcus Smith	10:30am	Court 21	Application hearing	FL-2017-000002	The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Amcore Bank V Barclays Bank Plc

8. Insolvency & Companies Court List (Chancery Division)

8.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

8.2 Remote hearings before an Insolvency and Companies Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing, they should contact the ICC judges’ clerks at rolls.icl.hearings1@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

8.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

8.4 Insolvency & Companies Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 4.07pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Roth	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 7	Trial	CR-2023-005376	Syspal Capital Limited
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10am	By email	Judgment	CR-2016-006660	Phoenix Tech Limited
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Company director disqualification	CR-2024-000141	Barker Medicals Supply Limited
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Company director disqualification	CR-2024-000332	Bytesstore Solutions Limited (Dissolved)
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Company director disqualification	CR-2024-000370	Wolstenholme Square Developments Limited and others
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Company director disqualification	CR-2024-000806	ES Manufacturing Ltd
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Company director disqualification	CR-2023-005922	Olloni Ltd
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen	2pm	The Rolls Building, hearing room 8	Companies application	CR-2014-008767	Bournes Limited
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC	10am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 7	Final Reductions	CR-2024-001081	Crown Place VCT PLC
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC	10am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 7	Final Reductions	CR-2024-001412	Torm plc
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC	10am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 7	Final Reductions	CR-2024-001550	Amarin Corporation PLC
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC	11:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 7	Public Interest Winding Up Petition	CR-2024-001777	Purity Limited
Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC	2pm	The Rolls Building, hearing room 7	Companies application	BR-2023-000587	Christine Bernadette Styrnau
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Greenwood	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 2	Part Heard. trial	CR-2022-003931	Candey Limited
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Burton	2pm	The Rolls Building, hearing room 6	Companies application	CR-2024-002706	Sea Cloud 1 Limited
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Burton	2pm	The Rolls Building, hearing room 6	Companies application	CR-2024-002707	Sea Cloud 2 Limited

9. Intellectual Property List (Chancery Division)

9.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

Any interested persons wishing to attend the trial before Mr Justice Mellor commencing on Monday Monday 5 February 2024 in IL-2021-000019 Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright, please refer to the instructions of the appropriate order.

9.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

9.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

9.4 Intellectual Property cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:21pm

No hearings.

10. Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court

10.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

10.2 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

10.3 Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court cause list

Last updated: 13 May 2024 1:21pm

No hearings.

11. Patents Court (Chancery Division)

11.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

11.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

11.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

11.4 Patents Court Guide

The “Patents Court Guide” was reissued on 7 July 2008 and revised on 24 February 2010. Note that links are provided from the guide to various intellectual property sites. If you have any enquiries or useful information you would like displayed please contact Pauline Drewett by email at pauline.drewett@justice.gov.uk.

11.5 Patents Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:21pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Meade	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 30	Patents trial	HP-2022-000022	ModernaTX, Inc. v Pfizer Limited and others
				HP-2022-000027	Pfizer Inc and another v ModernaTX Inc

12. Interim Applications List (Chancery Division)

Parties should contact the clerk to the Interim Judge, Mr Justice Rajah, Sara.Galdem@justice.gov.uk as early as possible.

An application should not be listed before the Interim Applications Judge unless the overall time required to deal with the application is 2 hours or less. The 2 hour maximum includes the judge’s pre-reading time, the hearing of the application, delivery of judgment and time for dealing with costs. If the judge considers that the estimate will exceed the 2 hour limit it may be stood out of the interim applications list.

12.1 Interim Applications cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:322pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Rajah	10:30am	The Rolls Buildings, Court 10	Interim Applications List

13. London Circuit Commercial Court (King’s Bench Division)

13.1 Remote hearings in the London Circuit Commercial Court

The hearing will be available to representatives of the media upon request. It will be organised and conducted using MS Teams (unless otherwise stated). Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to witness the hearing will need to do so over the internet and provide an email address at which to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact comct.listing@justice.gov.uk.

13.2 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

13.3 London Circuit Commercial Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 2:42pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
His Honour Judge Pelling KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court	9:30am	Remotely via MS Teams	Application Hearing	LM-2024-000065	EMCOR Group (UK) Plc v. Infineum UK Ltd
Clare Ambrose sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 67 - Royal Courts of Justice	Contempt	LM-2021-000107	Application by (Rodney Christopher Leach) for Contempt of (AC Owner’s Club Ltd)

14. Pensions List (Chancery Division)

14.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

14.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

14.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

14.4 Pensions List cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:22pm

No hearings.

15. Property, Trusts and Probate (Chancery Division)

15.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

15.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

15.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

15.4 Property, Trusts and Probate cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:24pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mr Justice Michael Green	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 5	Chancery trial	PT-2022-000121	Bond and another v Webster and others
Charles Morrison sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	The Rolls Building, court 6	Chancery trial	PT-2023-000266	Triplark Limited v Calvert and others
Hugh Sims KC sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division	10:30am	Remotely via email	Judgment	PT-2023-000930	EFG Private Bank (Chanel Islands) Limited v Digit Limited c/o EFG Wealth Management (Cayman) Limited
Deputy Master Linwood sitting on behalf of Master Brightwell	10:30am	The Rolls Building, hearing room 2	Costs case management hearing	PT-2021-000963	The Kingfisher Owners Group v East Lindsey District Council
Deputy Master Hansen sitting on behalf of Master Kaye	11:30am	Remotely via MS Teams	Directions Hearing	PT-2023-001125	Simpson v Williams

16. Revenue List (Chancery Division)

16.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the hearing they should contact the listing office chanceryjudgeslisting@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

16.2 Remote hearings before a Chancery Master

If a representative of the media or member of the public wishes to attend the remote hearing they should contact chancery.mastersappointments@justice.gov.uk who will put them in touch with the relevant person.

16.3 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

16.4 Revenue List cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 1:25pm

No hearings.

17. Technology and Construction Court (King’s Bench Division)

17.1 Remote hearings before a High Court Judge

The hearing will be available to representatives of the media upon request. It will be organised and conducted using MS Teams (unless otherwise stated). Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to witness the hearing will need to do so over the internet and provide an email address at which to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact comct.listing@justice.gov.uk.

17.2 Remote judgments

Remote hand-down: This judgment will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and release to The National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on The National Archives website shortly thereafter. Members of the media can obtain a copy on request by email to the Judicial Office press.enquiries@judiciary.uk

17.3 Technology and Construction Court cause list

List updated: 13 May 2024 12:45pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Type	Case number	Case name
Mrs Justice O’Farrell	10:30am (all day)	Court 1	Part heard trial	HT-2021-000363	IBM United Kingdom Limited v LZLABS GmbH and others
Jason Coppel KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 20	Trial	HT-2022-000079	Magnetic Shields Limited v Vacuum & Atmosphere Services Limited
Adrian Williamson sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 18	Case management conference	HT-2023-000205	Grey GR Limited Partnership and another v Midwest Holding AG and others
Roger Ter Haar sitting as a Judge of the High Court	10:30am (all day)	Court 22	Trial	HT-2022-000444, HT-2023-000006	J&B Hopkins Limited v A&V Building Solution Limited, A&V Building Solution Limited v J & B Hopkins Limited

18. Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) List (Chancery Division)

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