Regulation 12B

contain the following particulars of the law expert:

the law expert’s name, nationality and designation;

the name of the law practice (if any) that employs or is affiliated with the law expert, and the jurisdiction in which that law practice provides legal services;

the name of any other institution or organisation that employs or is affiliated with the law expert;

the address of —

the law expert’s place of business in Singapore, if any; or

the law expert’s overseas place of business, if the law expert has no place of business in Singapore;

the electronic mail address of the law expert;

state that the law expert agrees that —

any letter, notice or document may be served on the law expert by the secretary, the Secretariat or any other person —

in accordance with rule 27(1)(b) or (c), at that address or any other address provided under rule 12G(3) in place of that address; or

in accordance with rule 27(1)(e), at that electronic mail address or any other electronic mail address provided under rule 12G(3) in place of that electronic mail address; and

such service is to be treated as good and sufficient service of the letter, notice or document on the law expert;

be made in Form 4A; and

be accompanied by the appropriate non‑refundable fee specified in the Third Schedule.

confirms the particulars of the law expert mentioned in paragraph (1)(a);

states that the law expert is sufficiently proficient in the English language to conduct any relevant proceedings or relevant appeal;

states that the law expert has read and understood, and agrees to abide by, the Code of Ethics;

states that the law expert is not a foreign lawyer;

states that the law expert has not been disbarred, struck off, suspended, ordered to pay a penalty, censured or reprimanded in the capacity of a legal practitioner by whatever name called in any jurisdiction;

exhibits a copy of an order of the Singapore International Commercial Court or the appellate court permitting the law expert to make submissions on a question of foreign law in, and on behalf of a party to —

any relevant proceedings under rule 3(2)(e); or

any relevant appeal from any judgment given or order made in relevant proceedings under rule 3(2)(e);

exhibits a document setting out the law expert’s qualifications and experience in relation to that question of foreign law; and

exhibits an undertaking by the law expert to appear, and to give advice and prepare documents, only in those proceedings or in that appeal, and solely for the purposes of making submissions on that question of foreign law.