Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
Regulation 17
Case management conference
Subregulation 1
A tribunal or the Registrar may, at any time after a claim is lodged, direct any party to the proceedings to appear before the tribunal or Registrar, for the tribunal or Registrar to make such order or give such directions as the tribunal or Registrar thinks fit for the just, expeditious and economical disposal of the cause or matter.
Subregulation 2
The orders and directions that the tribunal or Registrar may make or give under paragraph (1) include one or more of the following:
an order that the claimant and the respondent attend such mediation, conciliation or counselling as the tribunal or Registrar may direct;
any direction necessary for and incidental to the proper carrying into effect of an order under sub-paragraph (a);
an order that all further proceedings in the action be stayed until the claimant and the respondent have attended the mediation, conciliation or counselling (as the case may be);
where there are 2 or more claims brought by the same claimant or against the same respondent, and no joinder has been ordered under rule 12, an order that —
the claims be heard separately;
the claims be heard one after the other by the same tribunal or court; or
one or more proceedings be stayed until the determination of one or more of the other proceedings;
where there is a dispute as to the jurisdiction of the tribunal in the proceedings, an order —
dismissing the claim or part of the claim for lack of jurisdiction; or
setting down the dispute on jurisdiction to be tried together with the hearing of the claim.
Subregulation 3
All parties must be informed of the date and time appointed to appear before the tribunal or Registrar by way of a notice in accordance with the relevant Form, and each party must comply with any directions contained in the notice.
Subregulation 4
Where any party fails to comply with any order made or direction given by the tribunal or Registrar under paragraph (1), the tribunal or Registrar may dismiss the claim, strike out the response or make any other order that the tribunal or Registrar thinks fit, including an order that the defaulting party is liable to committal.
Subregulation 5
If the parties agree, during the case management conference, to settle some or all of the matters in dispute in the claim or proceedings, the tribunal or Registrar may record a consent order or make an order or a direction to give effect to the settlement.
Subregulation 6
To avoid doubt, where a tribunal or the Registrar has made an order under paragraph (2)(a) that the claimant and the respondent attend mediation, conciliation or counselling, the tribunal or the Registrar may direct that the mediation, conciliation or counselling be conducted —
through the electronic system; or
by any other electronic means.