Guidance

Admiralty and Commercial Courts guide

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 12 May 2014
• Last updated: 18 March 2016, see all updates

Detailed guidance for lawyers on how to bring a case to the Commercial Court or the Admiralty Court.

Documents

Admiralty and Commercial Courts guide

PDF, 779KB, 137 pages

Admiralty and Commercial Court guide amendments, January 2016: summary of changes

MS Word Document, 17.3KB

Details

The document includes information on:

• alternative dispute resolution
• starting a case in the court
• filing particulars of claim, a defence or a reply
• case management conferences
• disclosure orders
• applications to the court
• preparing evidence for the trial
• how trials are conducted
• arbitration claims

The document also includes a section on using the Admiralty Court.

You should read the guide alongside the Civil Procedure Rules and practice directions for the Commercial Court and Admiralty Court.

Document information

Published: 12 May 2014

Updated: 18 March 2016

+ full page history

1. 18 March 2016 Added summary of changes to the guide
2. 15 March 2016 Updated version of the guide
3. 12 May 2014 First published.

From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service