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

[F1 PART 59 E+W MERCANTILE COURTS

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 59 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rule 1(c), Sch. 3

Scope of this Part and interpretation E+W

59.1— (1) This Part applies to claims in Mercantile Courts.

(2) A claim may only be started in a Mercantile Court if it—

(a) relates to a commercial or business matter in a broad sense; and

(b) is not required to proceed in the Chancery Division or in another specialist list.

(3) In this Part and its practice direction—

(a) “Mercantile Court” means a specialist list established within—

(i) the district registries listed in the practice direction; and

(ii) the Central London County Court,

to hear mercantile claims;

(b) “mercantile claim” means a claim proceeding in a Mercantile Court; and

(c) “Mercantile judge” means a judge authorised to sit in a Mercantile Court.]