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Asynchronous Court Dispute Resolution (aCDR) Process for Negligence Claims
About the aCDR process
The Court Dispute Resolution Cluster (CDRC) has been conducting aCDR hearings by email since 16 March 2020.
Under the aCDR process, parties will need to:
- Provide updates on the progress of the case.
- Request directions from the Court by email, and the Court will give the appropriate directions. This will reduce the need for physical attendance in Court.
- Where necessary or directed by the Court, attend personally with counsel and parties at CDR hearings.
Benefit of aCDR process
The main benefit of the aCDR process is that the counsel and parties do not need to attend the CDR hearing physically in Court. Counsel and parties will be able to send updates to the Court via email and receive the Court’s directions from anywhere.
Types of cases and fixing of new aCDR hearings
All parties are to communicate with the Court by email for their aCDR hearings. Find out about the types of cases that fall within the aCDR process and how a new aCDR hearing is fixed.
The aCDR process applies to the following types of cases scheduled for aCDR hearings:
- Non-injury motor accident claims;
- Personal injury claims;
- Medical negligence claims; and
- Claims in negligence.
Mediation of Civil cases and Magistrate's Complaints do not fall under the aCDR process.
- Under Rules of Court 2014: The Plaintiff files the writ of summons and memorandum of appearance of intention to contest or not contest. The CDRC will send a notice with the date of the first aCDR hearing and the aCDR email account that parties must send the email to.
- Under Rules of Court 2021: the Claimant files the originating claim and notice of intention to contest or not contest. The CDRC will send a notice with the date of the first aCDR hearing and the aCDR email account that parties must send the email to.
- All parties are to communicate with the Court by email for their aCDR hearings.
- All communication with the Court by counsel for aCDR hearings must be sent from the counsel’s official email account, under the counsel’s name, to the aCDR email account stated in the Court notice.
- Counsel and parties are not required to attend aCDR hearings in person. However, the Court may, where necessary, direct a physical attendance of counsel and parties at CDR hearings.
Note
For more information, please refer to Registrar's Circular No. 4 of 2023.
Preparing for an Asynchronous Court Dispute Resolution (aCDR) for Negligence Claims
Respond to the aCDR hearing
Parties are to send an email to the Court to provide an update on the progress of the case, and to state any application or direction they seek from the Court.
Appointing a Single Joint Expert (SJE)
A Single Joint Expert (SJE) is an expert instructed to prepare a report for the Court on behalf of two or more of the parties (including the plaintiff or claimant) to the proceedings.
2026/03/24
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