High Court (Commercial Court)

The Commercial Court is a specialist court within the King’s Bench Division of the High Court. It is also one of the Business and Property Courts of the High Court of Justice. It handles large complex national and international business disputes that may involve issues such as commercial contracts, financial instruments, transportation of goods, and digital assets. It is based in the Rolls Building in London and cases are heard by specialist High Court judges.

The Circuit Commercial Court (previously known as the Mercantile Court) is closely associated with the Commercial Court. It is also part of the broader business and property courts of the High Court of Justice but it deals with smaller, less complex business disputes. It operates in district registries across England and Wales where cases are heard by specialist senior circuit judges. You can find cases decided by the Mercantile Court here.

This court began to regularly transfer judgments to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2003.

You can read more about the Commercial Court on the Judiciary website.

Documents on Find Case Law

We currently hold 3690 documents from the High Court (Commercial Court), from 2003 to 2024.

Finding older documents

You may be able to find older Commercial and Mercantile Court records in The National Archives’ Catalogue however the record may not be available online. You can read more about how to find older records in the Civil Court cases: Kings/Queens bench division research guide.