Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Commercial Court's decision on the main claim was a separately appealable final judgment or only a non-appealable partial/interim decision.
Decisione estratta
The decision was a partial judgment because it finally decided only the main claim while the counterclaim remained pending in the same proceedings.
Motivazione estratta
A decision on only one of a claim and counterclaim is not a final judgment if the counterclaim has not been severed into separate proceedings. Such a partial judgment is appealable only if the decided claims could have been brought separately and the decision is prejudicial for the remaining claims. Here, the standing ruling on the main claim had no prejudicial effect on the counterclaim because the members of an ordinary partnership are jointly entitled to claims but jointly and severally liable for obligations.