Commercial Courts

Types of Case In broad terms, commercial proceedings for the purpose of Commercial Court jurisdiction, relate to certain business-related or certain other disputes, the value of which exceeds €1 million.  The classes of commercial proceedings include claims, a business document, business contract or business dispute where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the determination of any question of construction arising in respect of a business document or business contract where the value of the transaction the subject matter thereof is not less than €1,000,000; the purchase or sale of commodities where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the export or import of goods where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the carriage of goods by land, sea, air or pipeline where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the exploitation of oil or gas reserves or any other natural resource where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; insurance or re-insurance where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the provision of services (not including medical, quasi-medical or dental services or any service provided under a contract of employment) where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the operation of markets or exchanges in stocks, shares or other financial or investment instruments, or in commodities where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; the construction of any vehicle, vessel or aircraft where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; business agency where the value of the claim or counterclaim is not less than €1,000,000; questions of interpretation and disputes arising out of  business documents, business contracts, business disputes, the  export or import of goods, the carriage of goods by land, sea and air and provision of services, with a value of at least €1 million.… Read the rest

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Case Management Where the Judge directs that the proceedings are to be subject to case management, he shall fix a day for a case management conference.  He may give further directions for the completion, prior to the conference of such steps in the proceedings, including the preparation of a case booklet, as he considers appropriate.… Read the rest

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