Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2024

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 10 Jun 2024

No. S 505

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969
(Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, the Minister for Law, after consulting the Chief Justice, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 2024 and comes into operation on 1 July 2024.

Amendment of Fourth Schedule

2. In the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, in the Fourth Schedule, after paragraph 3, insert —

“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).”.

Made on 30 May 2024.

LUKE GOH

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/015/001/V14; AG/LEGIS/SL/322/2020/13]

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