Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Legal Profession (Proceedings before Court of 3 Supreme Court Judges) Rules 2022
Regulation 5
Applications under section 49 of Act
Subregulation 1
A party who intends to make an application for permission of the Court under section 49(4) of the Act must file and serve on all parties who have an interest in the application —
the originating application mentioned in section 49(4) of the Act;
an affidavit in support of the application; and (c)the affidavits mentioned in section 49(7)(c) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
The respondent must, if the respondent wishes to file an affidavit in reply to the application, file and serve that affidavit on the applicant within 14 days after the date the application and the affidavits mentioned in paragraph (1) are served on the respondent.
Subregulation 3
No further affidavits may be filed without the permission of the Court.
Subregulation 4
Unless the Court otherwise directs, the applicant and the respondent must file and serve written submissions (if any) as well as any bundle of authorities within 14 days after the date on which the respondent’s affidavit in reply is to be filed and served.
Subregulation 5
The written submissions for the application are subject to a page limit of 35 pages, unless the Court otherwise orders.
Subregulation 6
The Court may allow the page limit mentioned in paragraph (5) to be exceeded —
in special circumstances; and
unless the Court otherwise orders under paragraph (7), upon the payment of the fees specified in the Schedule for the filing of pages in excess of the page limit.
Subregulation 7
The Court may upon application waive, refund, defer or apportion the payment of the fees mentioned in paragraph (6)(b).
Subregulation 8
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 9
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.