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NEW RULES OF COURT 2021

Find out about the new Rules of Court 2021 (ROC 2021).




BACKGROUND

The ROC 2021 were gazetted on 1 December 2021 and came into operation on 1 April
2022.

The ROC 2021 replaces and revokes the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5, 2014 Rev.
Ed.)(“ROC 2014”).

The saving and transitional provisions in ROC 2021 provide, among others, for
the ROC 2014 to continue to apply to civil proceedings, including appeals, filed
before 1 April 2022. If you are uncertain as to which version of the Rules of
Court applies to your matter, click here.


REFERENCE MATERIALS

TABLE OF DERIVATIONS

The Table of Derivations is found at the end of the gazetted version of the ROC
2021. The table reflects the equivalent provisions (if any) in the ROC 2021 as
compared to the ROC 2014.

Please note that the Table of Derivations is provided for the convenience of
users of the ROC 2021 and does not form part of the ROC 2021. The Table has no
legislative effect. 

NEW PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

Notice (PDF, 64 KB) is given that a new edition of the Supreme Court Practice
Directions, called the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021, was published on
1 December 2021. The Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 came into operation
on 1 April 2022, and are to be read with the Rules of Court 2021 (which came
into operation on the same date).

Notice (PDF, 183 KB) is given that a new edition of the State Courts Practice
Directions, called the State Courts Practice Directions 2021, was published on 2
December 2021. The State Courts Practice Directions 2021 came into operation on
1 April 2022, and are to be read with the Rules of Court 2021 (which came into
operation on the same date).


DIGESTS

The digests summarise the key features of ROC 2021 as well as the Supreme Court
Practice Directions 2021 and highlight the salient processes that court users
should take note of. 

Digest 1General overview of the new Rules of Court – what is new? Digest 2AHow
will case management for matters in the General Division of the High Court be
different?Digest 2B

How will case management in the State Courts be different?

Digest 3What is a Single Application Pending Trial (SAPT)?Digest 4Production of
documents and Affidavits of Evidence-in-Chief before production of
documents  Digest 5How would extracting orders and enforcing judgments and
orders be different?Digest 6AAppeals for matters in the Supreme CourtDigest
6BAppeals within and from the State CourtsDigest 7Expert evidence under Rules of
Court 2021
Digest 8Navigation guide for Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021

 


OTHER MATERIALS

 * Press release
 * Infographics
 * Primer video

 * The applicable Rules of Court for matters before the courts





SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT RULES 2021 (SICC RULES 2021)

The SICC Rules 2021 were published in the Gazette on 2 December 2021 and came
into operation on 1 April 2022. 

Further information on the applicability of the SICC Rules 2021 and resources on
the SICC Rules 2021 can be found here.


 


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