Article 25. Jurisdiction of cases

Economic court has jurisdiction over:

1) cases on disputes, arising in the economic sphere from civil, administrative and other legal relations between legal persons and citizens engaged in entrepreneurial activities without forming a legal person and having the status of an individual entrepreneur, acquired in the manner prescribed by law, as well as citizens who are parties in the consideration of cases on corporate disputes (hereinafter — citizens);

2) cases on establishment of the facts having legal meaning for arising, changing or termination of the rights of legal persons and individual entrepreneurs in economic sphere (hereinafter — on establishment of the facts having legal meaning);

3) bankruptcy cases;

4) cases related to arbitration proceedings;

41) cases related to arbitration proceedings;

4²) cases for the issuance of a writ of execution for the compulsory enforcement of a mediation agreement;

5) cases on corporate disputes, specified in article 30 of this Code, with the exception of labor disputes;

51) cases on investment disputes specified in Article 301 of this Code;

52) competition-related cases specified in Article 302 of this Code;

6) cases on recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards.

The court also has jurisdiction over cases on disputes with participation of citizens, who have lost the status of an individual entrepreneur, in cases where the relevant claims arise from their previous business activities.

Other cases may also be attributed to the jurisdiction of the court by law.

Court considers cases under its jurisdiction with participation of legal persons and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as foreign legal persons, international organizations, foreign citizens, and stateless persons, who carry out entrepreneurial activities, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In case of combining several related claims, some of which fall under the jurisdiction of the economic court, and others — under the jurisdiction of the civil court, all these claims shall be subject to consideration in the civil court.

It is not permissible to combine several related claims, of which some fall under the jurisdiction of the administrative court, and others — under the jurisdiction of the economic court.