On 9 June 2025, the 5-week trial between the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care v PPE Medpro Limited starts in the Commercial Court before the Hon. Mrs Justice Cockerill DBE. Charles Samek KC, Ashley Cukier & Bláthnaid Breslin, all of Littleton Chambers, appear for PPE Medpro Limited, instructed by a team at Grosvenor Law (led by Daniel Astaire). The Secretary of State is claiming damages of more than £120 million in relation to the supply of 25 million sterile surgical gowns during the Covid-19 pandemic. PPE Medpro Limited defends the claim in full.
