Representative proceedings in Singapore: Is the time ripe for reform?

Singapore’s rule on representative proceedings corresponds to the former Order 15 rule 12 of the English Rules of the Supreme Court. England has since reformed its civil procedure rules to introduce group litigation orders under Part 19(III) of the English Civil Procedure Rules. Hong Kong, which als...

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Main Author: CHUA, Eunice
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3410
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Summary:Singapore’s rule on representative proceedings corresponds to the former Order 15 rule 12 of the English Rules of the Supreme Court. England has since reformed its civil procedure rules to introduce group litigation orders under Part 19(III) of the English Civil Procedure Rules. Hong Kong, which also has identical provisions to Singapore, has had the Law Reform Commission Report on Class Actions published in May 2012, recommending the introduction, under an incremental approach, of a class action regime in Hong Kong. Does Singapore need an alternative to the representative proceeding? Is the time ripe for reform? Can the current procedure stand the test of time? This chapter will critically examine these questions.