Several Member States have specialised courts for administrative matters, i.e. disputes between public authorities and private persons or firms regarding decisions by the public administration, such as a dispute on a building license, an authorisation to run a business or a tax assessment note.
As regards disputes between private persons and/or businesses ("civil matters"), in some Member States there are specialised courts on employment matters.
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