Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Legal Profession (Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014
Regulation 18
Evidence
Subregulation 1
At a complaints committee hearing, the evidence‑in‑chief of a witness must be given by way of affidavit.
Subregulation 2
Unless the complaints committee otherwise orders or the parties otherwise agree, the witness must attend the complaints committee hearing for cross‑examination.
Subregulation 3
Where a witness does not attend the complaints committee hearing for cross‑examination, the affidavit of the witness is not to be received in evidence unless —
the complaints committee gives permission for the affidavit to be received in evidence; or
the attendance of the witness at the hearing has been dispensed with by order of the complaints committee or by agreement between the parties.
Subregulation 4
Unless the complaints committee otherwise orders, the evidence‑in‑chief of all witnesses is limited to one affidavit for each witness.
Subregulation 5
Each party must, within 2 months after the date on which the statement of the case is served on the foreign lawyer or law expert, furnish the secretary with 5 copies, and the other party with one copy, of —
each of the affidavits of evidence‑in‑chief of the furnishing party’s witnesses;
the bundle of documents which the furnishing party will be relying on or referring to in the course of the complaints committee hearing; and
the bundle of authorities which the furnishing party will be relying on or referring to in the course of the complaints committee hearing.