Section 3, The Commercial and Admiralty Court Rules, 2020

The Court shall hear and determine commercial andadmiralty claims and shall be vested with original jurisdiction to hear and determine claims which shall include - (a) formation, governance, dissolution, winding up or liquidation of a business entity; receivership, insolvency and bankruptcy matters; (b) rights or obligations of members of a business entity; (c) disputes involving commercial arbitration and other settlement and awards including enforcement of foreign awards; (d) banking and financial services including mortgages and debentures; (e) restructuring or payments of commercial debts; (f) tax matters; (g) unfair competition, trade secret, nondisclosure; (h) mining and other extractive rights; (i) rights, obligations, liability or indemnity of an owner, shareholder, officer, director, manager, trustee, partner or member of a business entity owed to or from the business entity; (j) consumer claims against persons, business entities or insurers of business entities including breach of warranty, product liability and cases arising under consumer protection law; (k) consumer debts such as debts or accounts incurred or obtained by an individual, including credit card debts, taxes or rates, promissory notes, personal loans, legal fees and other similar types of consumer debts; (l) admiralty and shipping matters; (m) disputes between 2 or among 3 or more business entities or individuals as to their business activities relating to contracts, transactions or relationships between or among them including- (i) transactions governed by the Companies Act, Partnership Act, Sale of Goods Act and Negotiable Instruments Act; 2 3 Application. Jurisdiction. (ii) the purchase, sale, lease or licence of a security interest in the infringement or misappropriation of patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property; (iii) the purchase or sale of a business entity whether by merger, franchise, acquisition of shares or assets; (iv) the sale of goods or services by a business entity to another business entity or individual; (v) non consumer bank or brokerage accounts, including loans, deposit, cash management and investment accounts; (vi) surety bonds or guarantee obligations (vii) individuals given in connection with business transactions; (viii) the purchase, sale, lease or license of a security interest in commercial property whether tangible or intangible; (ix) franchise, agency or dealership relationship; (x) business related torts, such as claims of unfair competition, false advertisement, unfair trade practices, fraud or interference with contractual relationships or prospective contractual relations; (xi) cases relating to or arising under antitrust law; (xii) cases relating to securities or arising under laws relating to securities; (xiii) commercial insurance and re-insurance contracts, including coverage and other disputes; (xiv) any other commercial and admiralty claims.