Singapore legislation
Section 43
Section 43
New trial
(1)
Subject to this Act, the Appellate Division may order a new trial of any matter that has been tried by the General Division in the exercise of the original or appellate civil jurisdiction of the General Division.
(2)
A new trial must not be ordered on the ground of an improper admission or rejection of evidence, unless the improper admission or rejection has caused a substantial wrong or a miscarriage of justice.
(3)
If the substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice mentioned in subsection (2) affects only part of a case, or only one or some of the parties to the case, the Appellate Division may —
give final judgment in respect of the unaffected part of the case or the unaffected parties to the case; and
direct a new trial in respect of the affected part of the case or the affected parties to the case.
(4)
A new trial may be ordered on any question without interfering with the finding or decision of the General Division on any other question.