Amendment No. 1 of 2021

With effect from 1 March 2021, the State Courts Practice Directions will be amended —

1. by inserting, immediately after the existing Practice Direction 2 (Practice Directions to apply to civil proceedings only unless otherwise stated) the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 2A
2. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 9 (Identification numbers to be stated in cause papers) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 9
3. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 11 (Personal service of processes and documents) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 11
4. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 17 (Access to case file, inspection and taking copies of documents and conducting searches) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 17
5. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 20 (Case Management Conference [CMC]) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 20
6. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 24 (Summonses) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 24
7. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 24A (Filing of Distinct Applications in Separate Summonses) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 24A
8. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 25 (Consolidated, transferred or converted cases in civil proceedings) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 25
9. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 26 (Summons for Directions) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
   New Practice Direction 26
10. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 35 (Overview of the Court Dispute Resolution (CDR) process for civil cases) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 35
11. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 39A (Claims in Negligence (Excluding Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Non-Injury Motor Accident (NIMA) Claims)) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 39A
12. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 41 (Mediation) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 41
13. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 41A (Conciliation) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 41A
14. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 42 (Neutral Evaluation) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 42
15. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 71 (Documents for use in trials in open Court) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 71
16. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 87 (Documents which cannot be converted into an electronic format) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 87
17. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 109 (Hours for the sittings of the State Courts) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 109
18. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 110 (Hearing of urgent applications during weekends and public holidays) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 110
19. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 111 (Duty Registrar and Duty Magistrate) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 111
20. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 120 (Authorisation for collection of mail and Court documents) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 120
21. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 124 (Noting of appearances of advocates/prosecutors) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 124
22. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 126 (Magistrate’s complaints (Private summonses)) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 126
23. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 127 (Application for Court Records for criminal matters) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 127
24. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 128 (Appearance at the State Courts via video link of defendants remanded at Changi Prison Complex) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 128
25. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 129 (Witnesses giving evidence through live video link) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 129
26. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 130 (Application) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 130
27. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 138 (Amendment of charges and documents) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 138
28. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 139 (Limits on size and number of documents submitted using the Electronic Filing Service) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 139
29. by deleting the existing Practice Direction 141A (The Community Justice and Tribunals Division Friend Scheme) and replacing it with the following practice direction:
    New Practice Direction 141A
30. by deleting the existing Form 7 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 7:
    New Form 7
31. by deleting the existing Form 9C from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 9C:
    New Form 9C
32. by deleting the existing Form 9C(A) from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 9C(A):
    New Form 9C(A)
33. by deleting the existing Form 9I from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 9I:
    New Form 9I
34. by deleting the existing Form 9J from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 9J:
    New Form 9J
35. by deleting the existing Form 9K from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 9K:
    New Form 9K
36. by deleting the existing Form 26 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 26:
    New Form 26
37. by deleting the existing Form 51 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 51:
    New Form 51
38. by deleting the existing Form 52 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 52:
    New Form 52
39. by deleting the existing Form 53 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 53:
    New Form 53
40. by deleting the existing Form 54 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 54:
    New Form 54
41. by deleting the existing Form 58 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 58:
    New Form 58
42. by deleting the existing Form 99 from Appendix A and replacing it with the following Form 99:
    New Form 99
43. by deleting the existing Appendix B (Guidelines for Court Dispute Resolution for Non-Injury Motor Accident Claims and Personal Injury Claims) and replacing it with the following Appendix B:
    New Appendix B

These amendments contain general updates relating to court operations, including updates to nomenclature, location, and operating hours, and updates consequential to the restructuring of the High Court into the General Division of the High Court and the Appellate Division of the High Court, as well as the reorganisation of the State Courts.