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The Lawyer’s “Top 20 cases of 2026” has been published, highlighting the biggest disputes of the year based on profile and value. Fifteen members at Monckton Chambers feature in three of these cases:
Alex Neill v Sony listed in the CAT in March for 10 weeks:
For the class representative, Alex Neill: Robert Palmer KC, Nikolaus Grubeck, Stefan Kuppen and Charlotte McLean, instructed by Milberg partners Natasha Pearman and James Oldnall, senior associates Hadley Howe Zielonka and Alicia Clark, associates Joel Mitchell, Courtney Sanders, Adriarna Milloy, Maya Ffrench-Adam, trainees Dwight Wilson, Kolade Kayode, and paralegals Isaba Moazzem, Claudia Chan and Amelia Hall
For the defendant, Sony: Daniel Beard KC instructed by Linklaters partners Sarina Williams and Verity Egerton-Doyle, managing associates Alex Hannington, Balaji Subramanian, Rebecca Dickie, Imogen Yates, Stephanie Farrington, Jason Shardlow-Wrest and Maria Papadopoulos, and associates, Annabel Leigh McCullagh, Noelle Huang, Harry Sorenson-Vaz, Anna Veispak, Geneva Hoffman, Dasha Konnova, Harry Vose, Bhavisha Sharma and Will Smith
Coll, Rodger and Epic v Google listed in the CAT in September for 14 weeks:
For the class representative, Elizabeth Helen Coll: Ronit Kreisberger KC and Antonia Fitzpatrick instructed by Hausfeld partners Lesley Hannah, Joanna Christoforou and Daniel Hunt, counsel Sofie Edwards, Kio Gwilliam-Savva and Jonathan Amior, senior associate Shahrina Quader, and associates Hannah McEwen, Jake Henderson, Luise Luetcke and Kazi Elias.
For the claimant in the related case of Epic v Alphabet & others:
Daisy Mackersie, instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright partners Caroline Thomas, Susanna Rogers and Mark Tricker.
For the class representative in the related case of Rodger v Alphabet & others:
Anneliese Blackwood instructed by Geradin partners David Gallagher, Jennifer Reeves, Patrick Teague and Anthony Ojukwu.
For the defendants Alphabet, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited, Google Commerce Limited and Google Payment Limited (Google Asia Pacific Pte Limited and Google UK Limited are also included as defendants in the Rodger v Alphabet Inc & others proceedings)): Josh Holmes KC, Kassie Smith KC, Jack Williams, Jenn Lawrence and Luke Kelly instructed by RPC partners David Cran, Chris Ross and Rathi Thiagamoorthy, and senior associates Will Carter, Gowri Chandrashekar, Ricky Cella and Tom McCall
Shein v Temu listed in the CAT in November for three weeks:
For the defendant, Whaleco UK: Josh Holmes KC, Nikolaus Grubeck, Cliodhna Kelleher and Charlotte McLean, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer partner Stephen Wisking