Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 6 · Civil appeals to be made to Court of Appeal
Feedback & supportSIXTH SCHEDULESections 29C(2) and 83(1)Civil appeals to be made to Court of Appeal
court
“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;
1. For the purposes of section 29C(2), an appeal against a decision of the General Division in the exercise of its original or appellate civil jurisdiction is to be made to the Court of Appeal in the following cases:
General Division
“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;
the appeal arises from a case relating to constitutional or administrative law (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to constitutional or administrative law);
the appeal arises from a case relating to contempt of court (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of contempt of court);
the appeal arises from a case relating to the law of arbitration (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of arbitration);
the appeal arises from a case relating to the insolvency, restructuring or dissolution of a corporation, limited liability partnership or sub‑fund of a variable capital company (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law concerning the insolvency, restructuring or dissolution of a corporation, limited liability partnership or sub‑fund of a variable capital company);
the appeal arises from a case relating to the law of patents (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of patents);
the appeal arises from a case relating to admiralty law or shipping law (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to admiralty law or shipping law);[S 1030/2022 wef 01/02/2023]
the appeal is against a decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court;
the appeal is against a decision or order of a Judge sitting in the General Division made under the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954;
Judge
“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —(a)in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;(b)in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and(c)in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;
the appeal is against a judgment or order in an action brought under section 47(8) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991;
the appeal is made under any of the following written laws:
section 32(1) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016;
sections 21A(1), 45(7) and 49(11) of the Arbitration Act 2001;
section 74(4) of the Competition Act 2004;
section 10(4) of the International Arbitration Act 1994;
section 18(5) of the Maintenance of Parents Act 1995;
section 90(3) of the Patents Act 1994;
section 35(4) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 as in force immediately before 1 February 2021 or section 48R(4) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, as the case may be;
sections 17(8), 29(9), 35(7) and 44(9) of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019;
the appeal is made under any written law that provides for the appeal to lie to the Court of Appeal;
the appeal is against a decision or an order of the General Division under the Mediation Act 2017, including a decision of the General Division to record or refuse to record a mediated settlement agreement as an order of court under that Act;
the appeal is against a decision or an order of the General Division under the Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020, including a decision of the General Division granting permission or refusing to grant permission to record an international settlement agreement as an order of court under that Act.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022][40/2019; S 1102/2020; S 72/2021]