by Jonathan Wong | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog
The key stages before a Civil case proceeds to a trial generally include the following: Pre-Trial Conference: once a matter has been scheduled for a trial, an administrative hearing (known as a Pre-Trial Conference) is held to find out the status of the case and...
by Jonathan Wong | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog
Discovery is the process in the Civil case proceedings where the parties prepare their case and for the trial by obtaining and gathering information and documents that are relevant to the case from the opposing party. This process requires parties to disclose and...
by Jonathan Wong | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog
There are many stages between filing the pleadings and the start of the trial. During the pre-trial stage (also known as the “interlocutory stage”), parties have to fulfil the requirements stated in the Rules of Court e.g. giving enough details of the party’s case,...
by Jonathan Wong | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
The Bailiffs Section is a department in the State Courts that handles the enforcement proceedings commenced by parties who want to execute their Judgments and Orders (e.g. a Writ of Seizure and Sale that a party files to recover and obtain the monies that the losing...
by Jonathan Wong | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
The Deputy Registrar is a Judge that handles Court hearings and issues in a case before it proceeds to a trial.