Featured in the Year in Review 2025, Solomonic’s annual law firm rankings spotlight the firms leading the market in commercial litigation and insolvency - ranked by caseload, high-value matters and courtroom dominance.

Using six years of court data, this ranking provides in-house teams a clear, evidence-based view of which law firms consistently deliver heavyweight commercial litigation expertise. A&O Shearman, Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Hogan Lovells, HFW, Freshfields, Pinsent Masons, RPC and Stewarts all feature.

The fifth edition of its report on commercial litigation trends in the High Court (England & Wales), Competition Appeal Tribunal and - new for this edition – the Court of Appeal. The numbers behind commercial litigation - the leading firms, court activity, practitioner insights and sector trends.

The Commercial Court doubles down on bet-the-company disputes – Solomonic data shows a clear increase in LCCC and Circuit Commercial disputes.

The cases everyone is watching and the law firms involved – Solomonic’s most tracked of 2025 revealed. AI-related copyright infringement, FSMA related securities disputes, product liability and litigation arising from major events such as the Grenfell tragedy, pandemic and war.

Solomonic’s Court of Appeal Module, developed in collaboration with expert insight from global disputes powerhouse Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, empowers practitioners to track and analyse civil appeals at unprecedented scale.