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Amendment No. 3 of 2026 (Practice Directions 2021)

Amendments have been made to Parts 19, 22, Appendix A and Appendix B of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021.

It is hereby notified that amendments have been made to Part 19, Part 22, Appendix A and Appendix B of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021. The amendments are summarised below:

(1) amendments to paragraph 160A on Applications for bankruptcy orders filed by creditors;
(2) introduction of new paragraph 165AA on Sexual Offences Case Conference Checklist for sexual offence trials in the General Division;
(3) amendments to Form 13 (Defence / Defence and Counterclaim / Defence to Counterclaim / Further Pleadings) under Appendix A;
(4) amendment to Form B43A (Creditor's Bankruptcy Application Checklist) under Appendix B; and
(5) introduction of new Form B44AA (Sexual Offences Case Conference Checklist) under Appendix B.

2 The amendments will take effect on 15 July 2026 and will be reflected at https://epd2021-supremecourt.judiciary.gov.sg/ from 15 July 2026.

3 Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021.

Dated this 1^st day of July 2026.