Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

Publisher’s Version

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

This chapter discusses the hearing of essential and urgent court matters in the Singapore courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 march 2020, the Singapore judiciary notified courst users that remote hearings were to be implemented for certain types of hearings by means of video and telephone conferencing facilities. Court users were also provided with indicative lists of matters which might be considered essential and urgent.

Keywords

data protection, Singapore, COVID-19, pandemic, public health

Discipline

Information Security | Public Health | Science and Technology Law

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law

Publication

Law and COVID-19

First Page

123

Last Page

128

ISBN

9781467396172

Publisher

School of Law, Singapore Management University

City or Country

Singapore

Embargo Period

4-19-2021

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3686357

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