Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Enforcement of Judicial Settlements
20. Judicial settlements
Feedback & supportLast amended by an amending law of 2019.
An application may be made to the General Division of the High Court for a judicial settlement to be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment issued by the General Division of the High Court.
judgment
“judgment” means —(a)a final court decision (by whatever name called) on the merits, a consent order, a consent judgment or a judgment given by default; or(b)a determination by a court of any costs or expenses relating to the court decision, consent order, consent judgment or judgment given by default;
The General Division of the High Court must enforce a judicial settlement only if —
the judicial settlement —
was approved by a chosen court designated in an exclusive choice of court agreement between the parties to the settlement; or
was concluded before the chosen court mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) in the course of proceedings before that court; and
the judicial settlement is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment in the State of origin.
The General Division of the High Court must refuse to enforce a judicial settlement, or must set aside an order (made pursuant to an application under subsection (1)) that enforces a judicial settlement, in any circumstance in which a foreign judgment must be refused recognition or enforcement under this Part.
foreign judgment
“foreign judgment” means a judgment given by a court of a Contracting State (other than Singapore), being —(a)a chosen court; or(b)a court to which a chosen court has transferred, in accordance with the law or practice relating to the allocation of jurisdiction or transfer of cases among courts in that Contracting State, the case to which the judgment relates;
The General Division of the High Court may refuse to enforce a judicial settlement, or may set aside an order (made pursuant to an application under subsection (1)) that enforces a judicial settlement, in any circumstance in which a foreign judgment may be refused recognition or enforcement under this Part.