Legal Profession (Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014 · As enacted · Part 3 · Complaints Against Registered Foreign Lawyers and Registered Law Experts
18. Evidence
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At a complaints committee hearing, the evidence‑in‑chief of a witness must be given by way of affidavit.
Unless the complaints committee otherwise orders or the parties otherwise agree, the witness must attend the complaints committee hearing for cross‑examination.
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.
Unless the complaints committee otherwise orders, the evidence‑in‑chief of all witnesses is limited to one affidavit for each witness.
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.
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.