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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-rules-2001/schedule-3/paragraph-59.1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/4015",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-rules-2001",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/59.1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "59.1",
  "heading": "Scope of this Part and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Part applies to claims in Mercantile Courts.\n(2) A claim may only be started in a Mercantile Court if it—\n(a) relates to a commercial or business matter in a broad sense; and\n(b) is not required to proceed in the Chancery Division or in another specialist list.\n(3) In this Part and its practice direction—\n(a) “Mercantile Court” means a specialist list established within—\n(i) the district registries listed in the practice direction; and\n(ii) the Central London County Court,\nto hear mercantile claims;\n(b) “mercantile claim” means a claim proceeding in a Mercantile Court; and\n(c) “Mercantile judge” means a judge authorised to sit in a Mercantile Court.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/4015/schedule/3/paragraph/59.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:18:38.999766+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}