Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
Regulation 9
Summary rejection of appeal
Subregulation 1
Where —
the grounds of appeal do not raise any question of law; and
it appears to the appellate court that the evidence is sufficient to support the decision of the original court and there is no material in the circumstances of the case which could raise a reasonable doubt whether the decision was right,the appeal may, without being set down for hearing, be summarily rejected by an order signed personally by a Judge (where the appellate court is the General Division of the High Court constituted by a single Judge), a presiding Judge (where the appellate court is the General Division of the High Court constituted by 3 or more Judges) or a presiding Judge sitting in the Court of Appeal (where the appellate court is the Court of Appeal), certifying that the appellate court, having perused the record, is satisfied that the appeal has been brought without any sufficient ground of complaint.
Subregulation 2
Where the appellate court comprises more than one judge, the decision of the appellate court to reject the appeal summarily under paragraph (1) can only be made by a unanimous decision of all the Judges or Judges sitting in the Court of Appeal.
Subregulation 3
Notice of the rejection must be served on the appellant or the appellant’s advocate.
Subregulation 4
If, in any case rejected under paragraph (1), the appellant or the appellant’s advocate gives, within 14 days after the service of the notice of the rejection on the appellant or the appellant’s advocate, notice to the Registrar of the Supreme Court of —
an application for leave to amend the appellant’s grounds of appeal so as to raise a question of law; and
a certificate signed by the appellant’s advocate specifying the question to be raised and an undertaking to argue it,the Chief Justice (where the appeal is made to the Court of Appeal) or any Judge of the High Court (where the appeal is made to the General Division of the High Court) may grant leave to amend the grounds of appeal accordingly and restore the appeal for hearing.