F1PART 58COMMERCIAL COURT

Annotations:

Scope of this Part and interpretation58.1

1

This Part applies to claims in the Commercial Court of the F3King’s Bench Division.

2

In this Part and F2Practice Direction 58, “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.