The Supreme Court has unlimited jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters.
Any commercial proceeding or corporations case is suitable for entry into the Commercial Court, unless the case is more suited for entry into one of the other specialist lists in the Trial Division A feature of Commercial Court practice is the readiness of the judges and associate judges to mould existing procedures to suit the particular case and to encourage the parties to adopt novel procedures where appropriate.
The operation and procedures of the Commercial Court are set out in some detail in a practice note.
The trial will normally be heard by the judge in whose list the case has been entered.
At an early stage in the proceeding the parties will normally participate in a Case Management Conference presided over by the judge at which time the real issues of fact and law are identified and the best methods of their resolution are decided upon.