EPAThe civil case against Andrew Tate will take place months earlier than planned after a High Court judge said she was “very keen to get on” with the case.
A 16-day trial had been listed to start on 22 February 2027, but the case has now been moved forward to 22 June next year.
Four women are suing Tate over allegations of sexual violence, including that he grabbed one of the women by the throat on several occasions in 2015, pointed a gun in her face and assaulted her with a belt.
Tate has previously denied the claims in a written defence submitted to the High Court, calling them a “pack of lies” and “gross fabrications”.
Mrs Justice Lambert told the court in London: “We just need to make this happen really. Its not in anyone’s interests that this case goes into the long grass of 2027.”
The claimants welcomed the judge’s decision to bring the case forward, they said: “We’ve already spent years waiting for justice, and so it’s of some comfort to hear that Andrew Tate will face these allegations in a court earlier than the original plan of 2027.”
The trial could last up to five weeks, with a further preliminary hearing expected to take place at a later date.
Allegations previously described in court documents, seen by the BBC, contain detailed accounts of rape, assault and coercive control.
One woman claims Tate threatened to kill her, another says he made clear he would kill anyone who spoke to her, and a third claims Tate convinced her he had killed other people.
A spokesperson for Tate previously said: “He denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm.
“These are civil claims, brought years after the alleged events and following a CPS decision not to pursue criminal charges.
“It is deeply troubling that such graphic and one-sided accounts are being publicised before any judicial assessment has taken place.”
The civil case against Tate is one of several serious legal challenges around the world that he is fighting, including some where he is co-accused with his brother Tristan Tate.
They are currently facing a mix of criminal and civil legal action in three countries – the UK, the US and Romania.
In Romania, they are facing allegations including human trafficking, trafficking of minors and money laundering. Andrew Tate also faces allegations of rape.
They are also under criminal investigation in the US state of Florida. Andrew Tate has said that US authorities are “trying to find crimes on an innocent man”.
Andrew Tate’s ex-girlfriend Brianna Stern also filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles in March, accusing him of sexual assault, battery and gender violence.
Last year, the brothers were detained in Bucharest after Bedfordshire Police in the UK said it had obtained an arrest warrant in relation to allegations of rape and trafficking dating back to between 2012 and 2015.
The pair deny all accusations against them.
A travel ban imposed on the brothers in Romania was recently lifted, and they have since travelled to the US and Dubai.
