Rule 59.1 Scope of this Part and interpretationF1

(1)

This Part applies to claims in F2Circuit Commercial Courts.

(2)

A claim may only be started in a F3Circuit Commercial Court if it—

(a)

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

(F4b)

is not required to proceed in another specialist list of the Business and Property F5Division.

(3)

In this Part and F6Practice Direction 59—

(F7a)

“Circuit Commercial Court” means a specialist list established within the courts listed in F8Practice Direction 59;

(b)

“F9Circuit Commercial claim” means a claim proceeding in a Circuit Commercial Court; and

(c)

“F10Circuit Commercial judge” means a judge authorised to sit in a Circuit Commercial Court.

Annotations

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
F2: Words in rule 59.1(1) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(3)(a)
F3: Words in Pt. 59 substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(2)(a)
F4: Rule 59.1(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(3)(b)
F5: Word in rule 59.1(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(4), 16 (with rule 2)
F6: Words in rule 59.1(3) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 34(a)(i)
F7: Rule 59(3)(a) substituted (2.10.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/1689), rules 1, 9
F8: Words in rule 59.1(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 34(a)(ii)
F9: Words in Pt. 59 substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(2)(b)
F10: Words in Pt. 59 substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(2)(d)

F2: Pt. 59 heading substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 7(1)