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Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.

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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.

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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.

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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.

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Four Signature cases in Solomonic’s most-tracked High Court cases of 2024

24 January 2025

The following cases in which we are instructed featured in Solomonic's round-up of its 15 most-tracked High Court cases of 2024.

Persons Identified in Schedule 1 v Standard Chartered Plc

Solomonic notes that "more than 200 investors are suing Standard Chartered for allegedly making misleading statements about sanctions compliance from 2007 to 2019" resulting in "losses of around GBP 1.45 billion."

Partner Rory Spillman is acting for the Claimant group.

Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust and others v Barclays Plc

Solomonic notes that this case concerned "allegations of Barclays' misconduct in operating the "LX Liquidity Cross" dark pool trading system, which involved misleading disclosures and omissions from 2008."

This case settled in December 2024.

Partner Becca Hogan acted for the Claimant group.

Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group AG and others (also known as the Pan-NOx litigation)

This group litigation will be the High Court's opportunity to consider the EU Emissions Regulation following Brexit - the technical trial is listed for October 2025 and will be followed by a three week trial in Spring 2026 to hear closing submissions. An eight week quantum trial is expected to commence in October 2026.

Partners Tom Snelling, Becca Hogan and Kate Gee are acting for Renault, one of the lead Defendants.

This case has also been highlighted as one of The Lawyer's Top 20 Cases of 2025.

Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP and Long Acre Renewals

Solomonic notes in its description of this case that "Commission Recovery Ltd sued IP law firm Marks & Clerk LLP and its associate firm, Long Acre Renewals, alleging breach of fiduciary duties, bribery and knowing receipt."

This case settled in November 2024, see here.

Partners Daniel Spendlove and Neil Newing acted for the Claimant.