Civil trial against Tate enters its final listed week at the High Court
Week three of a five-week listing before Mrs Justice Lambert. What the record shows, what it means procedurally, and where each side stands.
What happened
The civil claim brought by four British women against Andrew Tate entered its third week at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday. The trial opened on 22 June and is listed to conclude on 21 July.
The claimants, who have been granted anonymity by the court, Allegation allege physical or sexual violence between 2013 and 2015. Two say they were in an intimate relationship with Mr. Tate; two worked for his webcam business. In addition to the four claimants, six to eight further witnesses were listed at the pre-trial review on 5 May.
Defence position Mr. Tate’s defence, filed in July 2024, denies all allegations. His lawyers have said the encounters were consensual, that the claims are untrue, and that he intends to give evidence in his own defence.
What it means procedurally
This is a civil action for damages, not a prosecution. The standard of proof is the balance of probabilities, lower than the criminal standard, and no outcome in this trial can produce a conviction or sentence.
The claim exists because the Crown Prosecution Service decided in 2019, after a four-year police investigation, not to bring criminal charges over these complaints, stating the evidence did not meet its legal test. A civil court may nonetheless make findings of fact on the same events.
The case is unconnected to the separate CPS charges announced in May 2025, for which extradition awaits the conclusion of proceedings in Romania. Those charges concern different complainants.
What’s next
Closing submissions are expected before the listed end of trial on 21 July. In a case of this length, judgment is typically reserved and handed down in writing at a later date; no date has been indicated.
This page will be updated when the court publishes its judgment or either party files further applications. Known dates are tracked on the UK civil file in the Legal Tracker.
The positions
Physical and sexual violence, and coercive control, between 2013 and 2015. Court filings describe threats and assault; the claimants reported the events to police in 2014–15 and turned to a civil claim after the CPS declined to prosecute.
A full denial. The encounters were consensual and the claims untrue; the CPS's 2019 decision not to charge is cited in support. Mr. Tate has said he intends to give evidence at trial.
Neither account has been tested to judgment. This site does not predict outcomes.