Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Cause List 1 May 2025
Updated 30 April 2025
Applies to England and Wales
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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: 30 April 2025 1:24pm
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: 30 April 2025 1:48pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Freedman | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 11 | Application hearing | BL-2024-001840 | Gerard v Kundodyiwa and another |
| Mr Justice Mellor | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 3 | Chancery trial | BL-2024-000567 | Shareholder Representative Services LLC and others v Silver Acquisition Co Limited and another |
| Richard Farnhill sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division | 10:30am | Remotely via email | Judgment | BL-2023-000001 | Skykomish Limited v Gerald Eve LLP |
| Sharif Shivji KC sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 9 | Chancery trial | BL-2022-000438 | Dunn v Kazolides |
| Master Kaye sitting as a Judge of the High Court | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 5 | Case management conference, part heard | BL-2022-000913 | Harrington & Charles Trading Company Limited (In Liquidation) and others v Mehta and others |
| Master Pester | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, hearing room 1 | Application hearing/CMC | BL-2024-000858 | Keith v Sinclair Gibson LLP and another |
| Master McQuail | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, hearing room 5 | Application hearing | BL-2024-001183 | Avison and another v Harold Bell Infields & Co (a firm) |
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: 30 April 2025 1:49pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Richards | 10am | Remotely via MS Teams | Application hearing | CH-2025-000073 | Patel v Patel and another |
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: 30 April 2025 6:00pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Knowles | 10:30am (all day) | Court 19 | Application hearing | CL-2023-000457 | Sucden Financial Limited v. TMT Metals AG and others |
| Mr Justice Picken | 10am | Court 1 | Consequentials and further arguments | CL-2022-000467 | FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Limited v. VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company |
| Mr Justice Bryan | 10:30am (all day) | Court 24 | Application hearing | CL-2024-000700 | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and others v. Interglobal Technologies Limited and others |
| Mrs Justice Cockerill | 10:30am (all day) | Court 8 | Application hearing | CL-2025-000062 | Eraaya Lifespaces Limited v. Elara Capital Pie |
| Mr Justice Jacobs | 10:30am (all day) | Court 26 | Part heard trial | CL-2019-000118 | The Public Institution for Social Security v. Al-Rajaan and others |
| Mr Justice Foxton | 10:30am (all day) | Court 29 | Case management conference | CL-2023-000687 | Virgo Marine and another v. Reed Smith LLP |
| His Honour Judge Pelling KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court | 10am | Court 25 | Application hearing | CL-2025-000142 | Eletson Gas LLC v. (1) BSL MGC Limited (2) HSL MGC Limited (3) Neon Limited |
| Master Sullivan | 10:30am | Court 63 in the Royal Courts of Justice | Debtor questioning | CL-2024-000174 | Gill and another v. Kaur and another |
| Sean O’Sullivan KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court | 1pm | Remotely via email | Judgment | CL-2023-000128 | Nationwide Building Society v. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch and another |
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: 30 April 2025 1:49pm
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 17 on the 2nd 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: 30 April 2025 1:37pm
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: 30 April 2025 1:26pm
No hearings.
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: 30 April 2025 4:41pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Hildyard | 10:30am | Remotely via email | Judgment | CR-2025-000088 | Sainsbury’s Bank Plc |
| Mr Justice Marcus Smith | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 15 | Scheme of Arrangement | CR-2025-001257 | Petrofac International (UAE) LLC |
| CR-2025-001258 | Petrofac Limited | ||||
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Prentis | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, hearing room 9 | Companies application | CR-2024-005244 | Lochace Limited |
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Prentis | 2pm | The Rolls Building, hearing room 9 | Companies application | CR-2024-004637 | Big Country Limited |
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC | 10:30am or as soon thereafter | The Rolls Building, hearing room 7 | ICC interim list | CR-2024-005530 | Alex Zinchenko Image Rights Ltd |
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC | 10:30am or as soon thereafter | The Rolls Building, hearing room 7 | ICC interim list | CR-2025-002339 | Re a company |
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC | 10:30am or as soon thereafter | The Rolls Building, hearing room 7 | ICC interim list | CR-2025-002737 | Re a company |
| Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC | 10:30am or as soon thereafter | The Rolls Building, hearing room 7 | ICC interim list | CR-2025-002739 | Re a company |
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.
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: 30 April 2025 5:12pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case Number | Case Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Miles | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 4 | Application hearing, part heard | IL-2024-000148 | Bargain Busting Limited v Shenzhen Ske Technology Co. Ltd |
| Mrs Justice Joanna Smith | 3:30pm | The Rolls Building, court 1 | Judgment | IL-2023-000007 | Getty Images (US), INC. and others v Stability Al Ltd |
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
List updated: 30 April 2025 1:51pm
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: 30 April 2025 1:51pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justice Meade | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 6 | Patents application | HP-2022-000024 | Parsons vs Convatec Limited |
12. Interim Applications List (Chancery Division)
Parties should contact the clerk to the Interim Judge, Mrs Justice Bacon, sophia.marine@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: 30 April 2025 1:51pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Justice Bacon | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, court 10 | Interim Applications List | IL-2024-000122 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Grande T/A Inca Mar and others |
| IL-2024-000188 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Drayton and another | ||||
| IL-2025-000037 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v King | ||||
| IL-2025-000040 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Islam | ||||
| IL-2025-000048 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Leahy and another | ||||
| IL-2025-000049 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Greenslade | ||||
| IL-2025-000052 | Phonographic Performance Limited and another v Griffiths and another | ||||
| BL-2025-000383 | Ashley and another v Jimenez and others | ||||
| BL-2025-000518 | Khan v Khan and another |
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: 30 April 2025 1:27pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| His Honour Judge Pelling KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court | 9am | Remotely via MS Teams | Application hearing | LM-2024-000127 | A v B |
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: 30 April 2025 1:53pm
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: 30 April 2025 1:53pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master McQuail | 2pm | Remotely via MS Teams | Application hearing | PT-2024-000888 | Properties Dimension Limited (Company No: 13388213) v Pascoe Property Developers Limited (Company No: 11433257) |
| Master Brightwell | 11am | Remotely via MS Teams | Disposal hearing | PT-2024-001180 | Nielsen and another v Martin and others |
| Master Clark | 10:30am | The Rolls Building, Court 14 | Part Heard Chancery Trial | PT-2022-000674 | Bowerman v Bowerman and others |
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: 30 April 2025 1:54pm
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 tcc.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: 30 April 2025 1:31pm
| Judge | Time | Venue | Type | Case number | Case name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Justice Jefford | 10:30am (all day) | Court 28 | Pre-trial review | HT-2023-000205 | Grey GR Limited Partnership and another v Midwest Holding AG and others |
| Martin Bowdery KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court | 10:30am (all day) | Court 20 | Trial | HT-2022-000417 | Toppan Holdings Limited and another v Simply Construct (UK) LLP |
18. Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) List (Chancery Division)
See the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) hearing list (Chancery Division).
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