(1) A commercial claim may be placed on the commercial list at the time it is filed or pursuant to paragraph (4) at a subsequent time.
(2) The legal practitioner for the claimant or applicant filing a claim must file therewith a certificate to the effect that the claim is appropriate to be treated as a commercial claim within the meaning of rule 69.1 (2) and (3) and setting out such facts relating to the claim as shall demonstrate this.
(3) The Commercial Division judge may order a claim to be transferred to any other list on the grounds that he is not satisfied that the claim is a commercial claim.
(4) At any time before the first case management conference, a party may apply to the Commercial Division judge to have a matter placed on the commercial list.
(5) An application under paragraph (4) must be supported by an affidavit.