The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 No. 3132 (L. 17)

[F1 PART 58 E+W COMMERCIAL COURT

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 58 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rule 1(c), Sch. 2

Scope of this Part and interpretation E+W

58.1— (1) This Part applies to claims in the Commercial Court of the Queen’s Bench Division.

(2) In this Part and its practice direction, “commercial claim” means any claim arising out of the transaction of trade and commerce and includes any claim relating to—

(a) a business document or contract;

(b) the export or import of goods;

(c) the carriage of goods by land, sea, air or pipeline;

(d) the exploitation of oil and gas reserves or other natural resources;

(e) insurance and re-insurance;

(f) banking and financial services;

(g) the operation of markets and exchanges;

(h) the purchase and sale of commodities;

(i) the construction of ships;

(j) business agency; and

(k) arbitration.]