Singapore legislation

Clause 23

of Small Claims Tribunals Bill

Clause 23

Claims may be heard together

(1)

Where two or more claims are filed and it appears to a tribunal that —

(a)

a common question of fact or law arises in both or all of them;

(b)

the claims arose out of the same cause of action; or

(c)

it would be in the interests of justice,the tribunal may order that such claims be heard at the same time.

(2)

The power conferred by this section may be exercised by a tribunal notwithstanding that the hearing of one or more of the claims has begun.

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