Commercial litigation addresses disputes over contracts, commercial property, shareholder and partnership matters, professional negligence, insolvency and related civil claims such as debt recovery and regulatory challenges. A solicitor drafts pre‑action letters and particulars of claim, prepares defences, witness statements, expert instructions, disclosure schedules and trial bundles; brings or defends applications for interim relief, summary judgment and strike out; and represents clients at case management conferences, interim hearings and trials in the County Court, High Court and specialist lists including the Commercial Court. Cases proceed under the Civil Procedure Rules with case management directions, disclosure obligations and costs budgeting shaping timetable and evidence.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Work sits within the Civil Procedure Rules and is led by case management directions, disclosure obligations, witness and expert evidence and formal offers such as Part 36. A solicitor handles the disclosure exercise, drafts skeleton arguments and trial bundles, advances interlocutory applications and costs budgets, coordinates expert evidence and implements enforcement measures such as writs of control, charging orders or third‑party debt orders.