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What are the Small Claims Tribunals and how do they work? If you have a simple Civil claim that you don’t feel is appropriate or large for the Magistrates Courts, District Courts or the High Court to handle, the Small Claims Tribunals provides a quick...

What to expect when your Civil trial ends? After all the witnesses from both sides have been questioned and examined by the lawyers in a Civil trial, each side must present oral closing submissions by referring to their final arguments. In most...

What to expect when your Civil trial starts? As you prepare for the Civil trial to start, you must make sure that you have brought 2 sets of all the documents submitted to Court: 1 for the witness and 1 for yourself. You must also bring enough writing...

How do you prepare a Civil claim for Trial? Once a Civil claim or case has been set down or prepared for trial, the Court will arrange for and conduct a pre-trial conference to find out the status of the case and schedule the date(s) of the trial. When...

What is the Discovery process in a Civil claim in Singapore? Discovery is a very important process in a Civil claim in the Singapore Courts. Under this process, both sides in the case must share and disclose to each other all relevant documents that...

What are the main stages of a civil action before the trial? There are a few stages between filing the pleadings and the trial starting in a Civil case. During the pre-trial stage (known as “interlocutory stage”), both parties must follow the criteria...