Commercial Litigation 2025 Case Law Roundup

Introduction

Commercial litigation is a frequently used label that is difficult to define precisely. Most lawyers would see it as involving valuable claims in business to business disputes. Its use is not always dependent on the amount at stake but the significance of the dispute to the parties’ commercial interests and success. Subject matter and industry-context can vary significantly.

In making a selection of judgments given in commercial litigation cases in 2025, the presenter has chosen decisions that either change perceptions of a significant legal topic or will have practical importance to dispute practitioners in the commercial litigation field.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Where the law does not intrude on commercial relationships (Hopcraft v Close Brothers and URE Energy v Notting Hill Genesis)
• Where it does (Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank and DBS v Tata Consultancy Services)
• Profits and accountability (Rukhadze v Recovery Partners and Barrowfen Properties v Patel)
• How the reflective loss principle can stymie an otherwise valid claim (Dekel v RE Capital Administrators)
• Key procedural decisions affecting commercial litigation claimants (Mold Investments v Holloway, Astor Asset Management v Pliego, GLAS SAS v European Topsoho Sarl and Bellway Homes v Occupiers of Garside House)
• Protecting a whistleblower (Rogerson v Erhard-Jensen Ontological/phenomenological Initiative Ltd)

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.