Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Supreme Court of Judicature (Protection from Harassment) Rules 2021
Regulation 22
Withdrawal and discontinuance
Subregulation 1
A claimant may discontinue a claim or withdraw any part of a claim (without the consent of any other party or the permission of a Protection from Harassment Court or the Registrar) by filing a notice in the appropriate Form, if the claim has not been served on any of the persons required to be served under rule 17(3).
Subregulation 2
In any other case, a claimant may discontinue a claim, or withdraw any part of a claim, after filing the claim only —
if the claimant files with the Registry —
the written consent of all the persons served for the claim to be discontinued or withdrawn; and
a notice in the appropriate Form; or
with the permission of a Protection from Harassment Court or the Registrar and on any terms directed by the Court or Registrar.
Subregulation 3
A party who has filed a response under rule 18 may withdraw the response by filing a notice in the appropriate Form with the Registry if the response has not been served on the claimant.
Subregulation 4
Where a response has been served on the claimant, that party may not withdraw the response, except —
if that party files with the Registry —
the written consent of the claimant to do so; and
a notice in the appropriate Form; or
with the permission of a Protection from Harassment Court or the Registrar to do so and on any terms directed by the Court or Registrar.
Subregulation 5
The fact that a claim has been discontinued or withdrawn, in and of itself —
does not preclude a party from filing a fresh claim for the same or substantially the same claim; and
is not a defence to a subsequent claim for the same, or substantially the same claim.