Representative proceedings in Singapore: Is the time ripe for reform?
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-2021
Abstract
Singapore’s rule on representative proceedings corresponds to the former Order 15 rule 12 of the English Rules of the Supreme Court. England has since reformed its civil procedure rules to introduce group litigation orders under Part 19(III) of the English Civil Procedure Rules. Hong Kong, which also has identical provisions to Singapore, has had the Law Reform Commission Report on Class Actions published in May 2012, recommending the introduction, under an incremental approach, of a class action regime in Hong Kong. Does Singapore need an alternative to the representative proceeding? Is the time ripe for reform? Can the current procedure stand the test of time? This chapter will critically examine these questions.
Keywords
representative proceedings, class action, civil procedure
Discipline
Asian Studies | Courts
Research Areas
Dispute Resolution
Publication
Cambridge International Handbook of Class Actions
Editor
FITZPATRICK, Brian; and RANDALL, Thomas
ISBN
9781108770927
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Citation
CHUA, Eunice.
Representative proceedings in Singapore: Is the time ripe for reform?. (2021). Cambridge International Handbook of Class Actions.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3410