Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Legal Profession (Proceedings before Court of 3 Supreme Court Judges) Rules 2022
Regulation 4
Applications under sections 36U, 82A, 82B and 98 of Act
Subregulation 1
A party who intends to make an application under section 36U(1) of the Act must file and serve the originating application mentioned in that provision and the affidavit or affidavits in support of the application on all parties who have an interest in the application.
Subregulation 2
A party who intends to make an application mentioned in section 82A(10) of the Act must file and serve the summons mentioned in that provision and the affidavit or affidavits in support of the application in accordance with section 98(4) of the Act as applied by section 82A(11) of the Act.
Subregulation 3
A party who intends to make an application under section 98(1) or section 98(1) as applied to section 82B(1) of the Act must file and serve the originating application mentioned in section 98(1) of the Act and the affidavit or affidavits in support of the application in accordance with section 98(4) of the Act, or that provision as applied by section 82B(3) or (4) of the Act, as the case may be.
Subregulation 4
The respondent must, if the respondent wishes to file an affidavit or affidavits in reply to the application, file and serve the affidavit or affidavits within 21 days after the date the application and affidavits mentioned in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) (as the case may be) are served on the respondent.
Subregulation 5
No further affidavits may be filed without the permission of the Court.
Subregulation 6
The applicant must file and serve —
the record of proceedings;
the applicant’s written submissions; and
the applicant’s bundle of authorities,within 8 weeks after the date on which the Registry informs the parties that the originating application or summons (as the case may be) has been fixed for hearing.
Subregulation 7
The respondent must file and serve —
the respondent’s written submissions; and (b)the respondent’s bundle of authorities, within 28 days after the applicant serves the documents mentioned in paragraph (6) on the respondent.
Subregulation 8
The written submissions for the application are subject to a page limit of 55 pages, unless the Court otherwise orders.
Subregulation 9
The Court may allow the page limit mentioned in paragraph (8) to be exceeded —
in special circumstances; and
unless the Court otherwise orders under paragraph (10), upon the payment of the fees specified in the Schedule for the filing of pages in excess of the page limit.
Subregulation 10
The Court may upon application waive, refund, defer or apportion the payment of the fees mentioned in paragraph (9)(b).
Subregulation 11
There must not be more than one set of submissions for each party or set of parties represented by the same firm of solicitors, unless the Court otherwise orders.
Subregulation 12
The concluding paragraphs of the written submissions must include —
submissions on the appropriate costs orders to be made in the application; and
submissions on the amount of costs and disbursements that should be awarded in respect of all parties to the application.