Commercial Court cases rise by 43%

FIGURES released yesterday show a dramatic increase in the number of cases coming before the Commercial Court.

Most of the cases relate to a business dispute, document or contract worth more than €1 million and the cases are disposed of more speedily than any other division of the courts.

The Commercial Court, the list of which is managed by Mr Justice Peter Kelly, was set up in 2004 when 43 cases were entered. That figure rose to 106 in 2005, 113 in 2006 and jumped to 196 last year.