Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015 · As enacted · Part 3 · Rules Applicable to Practice of Singapore Law and Practice in Singapore Courts
30. Communication with court
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Where a legal practitioner (A) acts for a party to any proceedings that the legal practitioner knows are pending, or are likely to be pending, before the court, the legal practitioner must not initiate any communication with the court about the facts, issues or any other matter in those proceedings, unless —
A has given each legal practitioner acting for another party to those proceedings a reasonable opportunity to be present or to reply; and
if A’s communication with the court was in writing, every other party to those proceedings is given a copy of the written communication.
If a legal practitioner who acts for a party to any proceedings fails to comply with paragraph (1) when communicating with the court about those proceedings, the legal practitioner must inform each legal practitioner acting for another party to those proceedings of the circumstances as soon as possible.
A legal practitioner who initiates any communication with the court in relation to an application without notice filed by the legal practitioner must comply with all relevant practice directions relating to applications without notice.
Except as provided in paragraph (3), paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any communication referred to in paragraph (3).
Subregulation 1
Where a legal practitioner (A) acts for a party to any proceedings that the legal practitioner knows are pending, or are likely to be pending, before the court, the legal practitioner must not initiate any communication with the court about the facts, issues or any other matter in those proceedings, unless —
A has given each legal practitioner acting for another party to those proceedings a reasonable opportunity to be present or to reply; and
if A’s communication with the court was in writing, every other party to those proceedings is given a copy of the written communication.
Subregulation 2
If a legal practitioner who acts for a party to any proceedings fails to comply with paragraph (1) when communicating with the court about those proceedings, the legal practitioner must inform each legal practitioner acting for another party to those proceedings of the circumstances as soon as possible.
Subregulation 3
A legal practitioner who initiates any communication with the court in relation to an application without notice filed by the legal practitioner must comply with all relevant practice directions relating to applications without notice.
Subregulation 4
Except as provided in paragraph (3), paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any communication referred to in paragraph (3).