Role and structure of the Supreme Court
In this section:
- Role of the Supreme Court
- Organisational structure of the Supreme Court
Role of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is part of the court system in Singapore that upholds the law and ensures justice is accessible to all. It has judicial power to hear both criminal and civil matters.
View the vision, mission and values of the Supreme Court.
Types of courts in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is made up of the following courts:
- Court of Appeal.
- High Court.
- Appellate Division of the High Court.
- General Division of the High Court.
Jurisdiction: what the courts can hear
The courts within the Supreme Court deal with the following types of cases:
Court of Appeal |
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Appellate Division of the High Court |
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General Division of the High Court | Both criminal and civil cases commenced in the General Division, which include:
Matters which must be commenced in the General Division, which include:
Appeals and other matters such as:
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Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) | International commercial disputes, such as:
Cases may be commenced in the SICC or transferred from the General Division to the SICC. |
Specialised lists in the General Division of the High Court
Specialised lists have been set up in the General Division. These specialised lists apply to cases in the General Division of the High Court other than those in the SICC. Each specialised list comprises docketed Judges, and a team of Assistant Registrars who manages the cases in consultation with the docketed Judges as appropriate. SICC cases are international and commercial cases managed by the SICC’s specialist judges and supported by the Assistant Registrars in the SICC Divisional Registry.
The docketed Judges on the specialised lists in the General Division comprise the following:
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Lee Seiu Kin
- Justice Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Justice Tan Siong Thye
- Justice Vincent Hoong
- Justice S. Mohan
- Justice Andre Maniam
- Justice Kwek Mean Luck
- Judicial Commissioner Teh Hwee Hwee
- Justice Andre Maniam
- Justice Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Justice See Kee Oon
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Dedar Singh Gill
- Justice S. Mohan
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Kwek Mean Luck
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
- Judicial Commissioner Teh Hwee Hwee
Co-Lead Judges:
- Justice Kannan Ramesh
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
Corporate Insolvency
(Contested Liquidations, Scheme & Judicial Management Matters)
- Justice Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Audrey Lim
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
Company, Trusts & Insolvency (other than Corporate Insolvency)
- Justice Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Justice Chua Lee Ming
- Justice Valerie Thean
- Justice Hoo Sheau Peng
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Audrey Lim
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
Note: Refer to the Guide for the Conduct of Companies, Insolvency, Equity and Trust, and Arbitration suits for more information on the case management features and specialist practices developed by the Supreme Court in the management of cases relating to companies, insolvency, equity and trust. These supplement the Rules of Court and the Supreme Court Practice Directions.
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Andre Maniam
- Justice Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Justice Chua Lee Ming
- Justice S. Mohan
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
Note: Refer to the Guide for the Conduct of Companies, Insolvency, Equity and Trust, and Arbitration suits and the Guide for the Conduct of Arbitration Originating Summons for more information on the case management features and specialist practices developed by the Supreme Court in the management of cases relating to arbitration. These supplement the Rules of Court and the Supreme Court Practice Directions.
- Justice S. Mohan
- Justice Chua Lee Ming
- Justice Pang Khang Chau
- Justice Vincent Hoong
- Justice Kwek Mean Luck
Note: Refer to the Admiralty Court Guide for more information on the case management features and specialist procedures for admiralty cases in Singapore. This supplements the Rules of Court.
Defamation, professional negligence, statutory tort
- Justice Choo Han Teck
- Justice Tan Siong Thye
- Justice See Kee Oon
- Justice Valerie Thean
- Justice Pang Khang Chau
- Justice Vincent Hoong
- Justice Dedar Singh Gill
- Justice Mavis Chionh
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
- Judicial Commissioner Teh Hwee Hwee
Medical negligence
- Justice Choo Han Teck
- Justice Tan Siong Thye
- Justice See Kee Oon
- Justice Pang Khang Chau
- Justice Mavis Chionh
- Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
- Justice Hri Kumar Nair
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
- Judicial Commissioner Teh Hwee Hwee
- Justice Dedar Singh Gill
- Justice Lee Seiu Kin
- Justice Valerie Thean
- Justice Hoo Sheau Peng
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Dedar Singh Gill
- Justice Mavis Chionh
- Justice Andre Maniam
- Judicial Commissioner Goh Yihan
Note: Refer to the Intellectual Property Court guide for more information on the Intellectual Property (IP) Court's case management features and specialist practices. This applies to all cases under the IP Court. This supplements the Rules of Court and the Supreme Court Practice Directions.
- Justice Choo Han Teck
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Mavis Chionh
- Justice See Kee Oon
- Justice Chua Lee Ming
- Justice Valerie Thean
- Justice Hoo Sheau Peng
- Justice Aedit Abdullah
- Justice Audrey Lim
- Justice Dedar Singh Gill
- Justice Kwek Mean Luck
