Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
General civil jurisdiction
(1)
A District Court exercising civil jurisdiction shall be a Court of Record.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other written law which relate to the limitation of the civil jurisdiction of a District Court, a District Court shall have jurisdiction to try all civil proceedings where —
(a)
the cause of action arose in Singapore;
(b)
the defendant or one of several defendants resides or has his place of business or has property in Singapore; or
(c)
the facts on which the proceedings are based exist or are alleged to have occurred in Singapore.