By the end of Q3 2021, a total of almost 4,000 disputes had been brought to the High Court. Despite the easing of pandemic restrictions, this is a decrease in claim volume compared to the same period last year, although still higher than 2019.

Covid-19 has had a hugely disruptive impact in many areas of the economy and generated a great deal of speculation about the state of the disputes sector and forecast growth in claims originating from Covid and its consequences.

We take a look back on the first 4 months of 2021 (Jan-Apr), a year poised to reflect not only the early days of litigation in post-Brexit Britain, but also the road to recovery from Covid-19 and its economic impacts.

We know that data can tell a story. We’ve created visual races between the top law firms based on the number of claims brought - and defended - across 2020.

Due to Covid-19 the London Commercial Court had to adapt in order to maintain its usual level of operations. This report looks at data collected on case resolution in the Commercial Court, assessing the impact of Covid-19.

We’ve created a visual race between the claimant law firms based on the number of claims brought across 2020 (January to November).