Singapore legislation
Regulation 30
Regulation 30
Security for costs (O. 18, r. 30)
Subregulation 1
The appellant must provide security for the respondent’s costs of the appeal and file a certificate for security for costs in Form 36 at the time the appellant files the notice of appeal.
Subregulation 2
Where there is more than one appellant in the same appeal, all the appellants need to provide only one set of security for the appeal.
Subregulation 3
Where there is more than one respondent, the appellant must provide security for the costs of the appeal for 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 4
The security must be —
in the form of a solicitor’s undertaking in Form 37 which must be filed and served on the respondent;
deposited in the Registry or with the Accountant‑General; or
in any other form acceptable to the parties.
Subregulation 5
The appellant must provide security in the amount of $15,000.
Subregulation 6
Any party may apply to the appellate Court to vary or waive the amount of security for costs to be provided.
Subregulation 7
The appellate Court may order further security for costs to be given.