Since 1 January 2026, a two-year pilot is now running in the English Commercial Court (including the London Circuit Commercial Court) and the Financial List which changes how public access to court documents works. If you are involved in litigation in these courts, documents used or referred to in public hearings during the Pilot period must also be filed in a new, public section of the courts’ online (CE-File) system. This now means that witness statements, expert reports and other key documents in your case could more easily become publicly accessible, unless steps are taken to try to protect their confidentiality.