Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Appeals in applications (O. 2, r. 10)
Subregulation 1
Appeals against the Court’s decision made in an application may be filed only if the law allows.
Subregulation 2
If any party appeals against the Court’s decision made in an application, the matter will proceed on appeal before the appropriate appellate Court.
Subregulation 3
The appellant has to file and serve a notice of appeal on all parties who have an interest in the appeal.
Subregulation 4
Where permission to appeal is required, the appellant has to apply to the lower Court or the appellate Court (as required by the relevant written law) for such permission and serve the application on all parties who have an interest in the appeal.
Subregulation 5
If the lower Court (where applicable) does not grant permission to appeal, the party may apply to the appropriate appellate Court for such permission and serve the application on all parties who have an interest in the appeal.
Subregulation 6
If permission to appeal is granted, the appellant has to file and serve a notice of appeal on all parties who have an interest in the appeal.
Subregulation 7
Save for appeals filed under Divisions 2 and 4 of Order 18, the appellant has to provide security for the costs of the appeal of each respondent (or for the costs of the appeal of each set of the respondents where the respondents are represented by the same firm of solicitors).
Subregulation 8
The appeal will proceed before the appropriate appellate Court by way of rehearing on the documents filed or used by the parties before the lower Court.
Subregulation 9
The parties have to file and serve on all parties who have an interest in the appeal written submissions (including any bundle of authorities) on whether the lower Court’s decision should be set aside, affirmed or varied.
Subregulation 10
No document other than the parties’ written submissions (including any bundle of authorities) may be filed in the appeal without the approval of the appellate Court.
Subregulation 11
No further evidence may be admitted without the approval of the appellate Court.