Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 - Singapore Statutes Online

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Sections 29(b), 80(2A)(i) and 83(1)

Decisions of General Division
that are not appealable

1. Subject to paragraph 2, an appeal cannot be brought against a decision of the General Division in any of the following cases:

(a)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(b)

where the judgment or order is made by consent of the parties;

(c)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(d)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(e)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(f)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(g)

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019]

(h)

where a Judge makes an order giving or refusing further and better particulars;

(i)

where a Judge makes an order giving permission to amend a pleading, except if —

(i)	the application for such permission is made after the expiry of any relevant period of limitation current at the date of issue of the originating claim; and [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]
(ii)	the amendment is an amendment to correct the name of a party or to alter the capacity in which a party sues, or the effect of the amendment will be to add or substitute a new cause of action; [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]

(j)

where a Judge makes an order refusing security for costs;

(k)

where a Judge makes an order giving or refusing interrogatories.

2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to any decision, judgment or order of the Family Division of the High Court involving the exercise of the appellate civil jurisdiction mentioned in section 23 of the Family Justice Act 2014.

3.—(1) An appeal cannot be brought against a decision of the General Division, where the parties have agreed in writing signed by or on behalf of each party that the decision is final, unless the party seeking to appeal proves that —

(a)	the decision is affected by fraud or illegality; or
(b)	there was a fundamental breach of the rules of natural justice in the proceedings resulting in the decision.

(2) An agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) —

(a)	may be made before or after the decision to which the agreement relates is made; and
(b)	may relate to part of a decision, in which case references in sub-paragraph (1) to a decision are to be read as references to that part of the decision. [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] [46/2018; 40/2019]

4.—(1) Where an action is, with the consent of all the parties, ordered by the General Division to be dealt with in accordance with an expedited procedure under the Rules of Court that includes restrictions in this sub-paragraph on the bringing of an appeal, an appeal cannot be brought against any decision of a Judge in the action except —

(a)

an order that the Court has no jurisdiction, or should not exercise jurisdiction, to hear the action;

(b)

an order for summary judgment;

(c)

an order refusing to set aside a default judgment, regardless of how the default judgment was obtained (including whether by reason of a breach of an order of court or otherwise);

(d)

an order for the striking out of the action;

(e)

an order for the action (or part of the action) to be dismissed, or for judgment to be entered, upon the striking out or amendment of any pleading or part of any pleading;

(f)

an order giving or refusing permission to amend a pleading, where —

(i)	the application for permission is made after the expiry of any relevant period of limitation current at the date of issue of the originating claim; and
(ii)	the amendment is an amendment to correct the name of a party or to alter the capacity in which a party sues, or the effect of the amendment will be to add or substitute a new cause of action;

(g)

an order giving security for costs (subject to obtaining permission to appeal as required in paragraph 3(i) of the Fifth Schedule);

(h)

an order for a stay of proceedings; or

(i)

a judgment given after the trial of an action (whether or not all parties participated in the trial).

(2) An appeal cannot be brought against a decision of the General Division where a Judge makes an order refusing a request made with the consent of all the parties for an action to be dealt with in accordance with the expedited procedure under the Rules of Court mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

[S 505/2024 wef 01/07/2024]

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