F1PART 59MERCANTILE COURTS

Scope of this Part and interpretation59.1

(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.