Singapore legislation
Regulation 88B
Regulation 88B
Case management conference
Subregulation 1
Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, at any stage of any application to or proceedings before the Registrar, the Registrar may direct the applicant or parties to attend a case management conference in order that the Registrar may make such order or give such direction as he thinks fit for the just, expeditious and economical disposal of the matter.
Subregulation 2
At a case management conference, the Registrar may —
consider any matter, including the possibility of settlement of all or any of the issues in the application or proceedings; and
direct the parties to furnish him with such information as he may require.
Subregulation 3
If any party fails to comply with any direction or order given under paragraph (1) or (2), the Registrar may —
where that direction or order was given in relation to any application or proceedings initiated by that party, dismiss the application or proceedings, as the case may be; or
make such other order as the Registrar thinks fit.
Subregulation 4
Any direction given or order made by the Registrar under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may be set aside or varied by him on such terms as he thinks fit.
Subregulation 5
If, during or pursuant to a case management conference, the parties are agreeable to a settlement of all or some of the matters in dispute in any application or proceedings, the Registrar may —
give his decision in relation to the application or proceedings; or
make such order as he thinks just to give effect to the settlement.
Subregulation 6
If any party does not attend a case management conference, the Registrar may —
where the case management conference pertains to any application or proceedings initiated by that party, dismiss the application or proceedings, as the case may be;
make such other order as the Registrar thinks fit; or
adjourn the case management conference.
Subregulation 7
An order made by the Registrar in the absence of a party under paragraph (6) may be set aside by the Registrar, on the application of that party, on such terms as the Registrar thinks fit.
Subregulation 8
Any application or proceedings dismissed under paragraph (3) or (6) may, on the application of any party, be restored on the direction of the Registrar.