State Courts Practice Directions 2014
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State Courts Practice Directions 2014
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Part I: Introduction
1. Citation
2. Practice Directions to apply to civil proceedings only unless otherwise stated
2A. References to “High Court” to refer to the General Division of the High Court where applicable
3. Citation of Legislation in Proceedings
4. Calculation of time
5. Updating
6. Forms
7. Business of the Registry
Part II: Originating Processes and Documents
8. Originating Summonses
9. Identification numbers to be stated in cause papers
10. Citation of Case Numbers / New Court Forum Prefix
11. Personal service of processes and documents
12. Substituted Service
13. Amendment of documents
14. Endorsements on originating processes and other documents
15. Additional endorsements on cause papers
16. Information to be provided in cause papers and documents filed in the State Courts Registry
17. Access to case file, inspection and taking copies of documents and conducting searches
Part III: Simplified Process for Civil Proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court
18. Overview of the simplified process
19. Upfront discovery
20. Case management conference [CMC]
21. [Deleted]
22. Simplified trials and assessment of damages
Part IIIA: “Documents-Only” Proceedings
22A. “Documents-Only” Civil Trials and Assessments of Damages
Part IV: Interlocutory and other Applications
23. Distribution of applications
24. Summonses
24A. Filing of Distinct Applications in Separate Summonses
25. Consolidated, transferred or converted cases in civil proceedings
26. Summonses for Directions
27. Written Submissions for Contested Inter Partes Applications in Chambers
28. Adjournment or vacation of hearings other than trials
29. Ex parte applications for injunctions
30. Mareva injunctions and search orders
31. Documents in support of ex parte applications for injunctions (including Mareva injunctions) and search orders
32. Applications for discovery or interrogatories against network service providers
33. Absence of parties
Part V: Remote Hearings
34. Video and Telephone Conferencing
Part VI: Alternative Dispute Resolution
35. Overview of the Court Dispute Resolution (CDR) process for civil cases
36. Mode of referral to CDR/ADR and consideration of CDR/ADR options: Case Management Conference, Pre-Trial Conference and Summons for Directions
37. Non-injury Motor Accident (NIMA) Claims
38. Personal Injury Claims
39A. Claims in Negligence (Excluding Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Non-Injury Motor Accident (NIMA) Claims)
40. Assessment of damages
41. Mediation
41A. Conciliation
42. Neutral Evaluation
Part VII: Discovery and Inspection of Electronically Stored Documents
43. Introduction
44. Time to consider electronic discovery issues during general discovery
45. Requests and applications for the giving of discovery
46. Matters to which regard shall be had in determining whether discovery or inspection is necessary
47. Form of list
48. Inspection of electronically stored documents
49. Supply of copies of electronically stored documents
50. Restriction on use of privileged document, inspection of which has been inadvertently allowed
51. Costs
Part VIII: Evidence – Witnesses, Affidavits and Exhibits
52. Witnesses
52A. Giving of evidence by person outside Singapore through live video or live television link in any proceedings (other than proceedings in a criminal matter)
53. Form of affidavits
54. Exhibits to affidavits
54A Swearing and signing of affidavits in Singapore before, and completing of attestation by, commissioner for oaths through live video link or live television link
55. Swearing or affirming of affidavits, statutory declarations and oaths
56. Effect of non-compliance
57. Order 41 of the Rules of Court
58. Objections to the contents of affidavits of evidence-in-chief
59. Request for court interpreters
60. Use of Expert Witness (in cases other than Non-Injury Motor Accident Claims)
60A. Utilisation of the Concurrent Expert Evidence Procedure
61. Request for Digital Audio Recording and Transcription Service
61A. Production of record of hearing
62. Certification of transcripts
63. Application for court records for civil matters
Part IX: Fixing of Matters for Hearing
64. Waiting time for the hearing of matters
65. Pleadings
66. Requesting a hearing date through the Electronic Filing Service
67. Fixing of hearing dates
68. Adjournment or vacation of hearing dates and part-heard cases
Part X: Documents and Authorities for use in Court
69. Electronic filing of documents and authorities for use in court
70. Bundle of documents filed on setting down
71. Documents for use in trials in open Court
72. Hearing in Chambers
73. Citation of written judgments and secondary authorities
Part XI: Judgements and Orders
74. Draft orders of Court
75. Unnecessary extraction of orders of Court
76. Judgment in default of appearance or service of defence
77. Consent judgments or orders involving disposition or transfer of property
78. Judgment Interest
Part XII: Appeals
79. Requests for further arguments before the Judge or Registrar
Part XIII: Electronic Filing Service
80. Application
81. Establishment of Electronic Filing Service and appointment of network service provider
82. Appointment of agent to establish service bureau
83. Documents which must be filed, served, delivered etc., using the Electronic Filing Service
84. Limits on the size and number of documents submitted using the Electronic Filing Service
85. Form of documents
86. Pagination of documents
87. Documents which cannot be converted into an electronic format
88. Rejection of documents, back-dating and refund of penalty
89. Hearings
90. Filing documents through service bureau
91. Filing of documents to the State Courts through another service bureau
92. [Deleted]
93. Hard copies of documents filed electronically
94. Responsibility for accuracy and completeness of information submitted using the Electronic Filing Service
95. Requests and other Correspondence
Part XIV: Execution Matters
96. Filing of writs of execution through the Electronic Filing Service
97. Sale of immovable property
98. Writs of execution & writs of distress – movable property
99. Directions for Engaging Authorised Bailiffs under Section 15A State Courts Act (Cap. 321)
100. Examination of Judgment Debtor
101. Committal proceedings
Part XV: Bills of Costs for Taxation
102. Basis of taxation
103. Form of bills of costs
104. Registrar’s Certificate
105. Objections
106. Amount allowed as disbursement on account of use of electronic transmission
107. Taxations involving the Public Trustee or the Director of Legal Aid
Part XVI: General Matters
108. Operating hours of the State Courts
109. Hours for the sittings of the State Courts in civil proceedings
110. Hearing of urgent applications during weekends and public holidays
111. Duty Registrar
112. Attendance of solicitors in Court
113. Attendance at hearings in Chambers
114. Absence from Court on medical grounds
115. Precedence and preaudience of Senior Counsel
116. Submissions and examination by leading and assisting counsel
117. Court dress
118. Use of electronic and other devices
119. Personal Data
120. Authorisation for collection of mail and Court documents
120A. Case-related correspondence to be copied to other parties in the cause or matter
121. Filing directions for payment into and out of Court
122. [Deleted]
123. Publication of Reports and Comments on Court Cases
Part XVII: [Deleted]
124. [Deleted]
124. [Deleted]
125. [Deleted]
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Part XIX: [Deleted]
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Part XX: [Deleted]
142. [Deleted]
Part XXI: Defamation Actions
143. Pre-action protocols for defamation actions
PART XXII: [Deleted]
144. [Deleted]
PART XXIII: Reference to Actuarial Tables for the Assessment of Damages in Personal Injury and Death Claims
145. Reference to Actuarial Tables for the Assessment of Damages in Personal Injury and Death Claims
PART XXIV: [Deleted]
146. [Deleted]
PART XXV: [Deleted]
147. [Deleted]
Appendices
Appendix A: Forms
Appendix B: Guidelines for Court Dispute Resolution for Non-Injury Motor Accident Claims and Personal Injury Claims
Appendix C: Pre-action Protocol for Non-Injury Motor Accident Cases
Appendix D: Protocol for Medical Negligence Claims
Appendix E: Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims
Appendix F - Benchmark Rates for Cost of Rental and Loss of Use
Appendix G: Sample Bill of Costs
Appendix H: Guidelines for Parties using Early Expert Pre-Trial Conference
Appendix I: Discovery and Inspection of Electronic Documents
Appendix J: Uploading Redacted Charges under Practice Direction 138
Appendix K - Pre-Action Protocol for Defamation Actions
Appendix L - [Deleted]
State Courts Practice Directions 2014
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