Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Legal Profession (Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014
Regulation 22
Convening of complaints committee hearing
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the complaints committee hearing is to be convened within 12 weeks after the date on which the statement of the case is served on the foreign lawyer or law expert.
Subregulation 2
The Chief Justice may, on the application of the complaints committee, extend the period within which the complaints committee hearing is to be convened.
Subregulation 3
The complaints committee must make an application under section 36S(12)(b) of the Act if the granting of an application under paragraph (2) will necessitate an extension of the period specified in section 36S(11) of the Act.
Subregulation 4
The secretary is to notify the parties of the date or dates fixed for the complaints committee hearing by serving a notice of the hearing in Form 5 (where the complaint is against a registered foreign lawyer) or Form 6 (where the complaint is against a registered law expert), in accordance with rule 27.