Maitland is delighted that our barristers feature in three of The Lawyer's Top 20 Cases of 2026, published this week.

Edmund Cullen KC and Edward Granger, instructed by Payne Hicks Beach LLP, act for the defendant Merck Mercuriadis in Hipgnosis Music v Mercuriadis.

Christopher Parker KC is part of the team, instructed by Gateley Legal, representing the claimant Harrington & Charles Trading Company (In Liquidation) in Harrington & Charles Trading Company (In Liquidation) and others v Mehta and others.

David Mumford KC and James Kinman are part of the team, instructed by BCLP, acting for the Legal & General claimants in Various investors v Glencore and Steven Kalmin.

The full list of cases can be read here: The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2026 (subscription required)