Geopolitical, pandemic and economic events loomed large over English High Court litigation in 2023. Discover the complete picture of the last year’s legal landscape in Solomonic’s Year in Review 2023, now available.

New Insolvency claims are flooding into the UK High Court, surpassing last year’s total and underscoring the severe economic challenges facing the nation.

High Court litigation in the first half of 2023 (H1), while down on both halves of 2022, has seen some very high value disputes, as the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war and ongoing Covid-related business interruption claims flowed through the courts.

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War has had a significant impact on the UK High Court. In the first quarter of 2023, there has been a surge in insurance claims related to aircraft seized in Russia. Additionally, there has been a continued increase in winding up petitions and a noticeable rise in the number of group action claims being filed.

Solomonic, as the UK’s most comprehensive commercial litigation database, has compiled a review of the 2022 year in commercial litigation in the High Court.

Claim volume for Q3 2022 totalled just over 1,900, a 10% increase on the same period in 2021. As a whole, quarterly claim volume has grown substantially since the first quarter of 2019.