eLitigation

Integrated Electronic Litigation System 2012

FILING & SERVICE

E-mail metaphor

4 Step E-Filing wizard

Step 1

Step 2

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Service of Documents

• File and Serve Reduction in service fees Flat $2 per document per party

• Certificate of service Automatically generated and stored in case file

ONLINE CASE FILE

Case Information

Party Information

Documents

Hearing: History and Future

Billing Information

Online Case File

• Full access to case file for duration of case Plus 3 months Extended on appeal

• Pack-N-Go Entire case file into a single PDF

• Generation of Bundles Set down, trial, record of proceeding, etc

• RSS feed of hearing dates• E-mail & SMS alerts• Shared folders for collaboration with clients

Online Inspection

• Inspection of case file No fee for downloading soft copies Only for certified true copies and hardcopy extract

of probate/letters of administration• Free verification of some court documents

Originating processes, orders & judgments, writs of execution

• Modular approach No result fee Per module per year

charges• Full access to results

Single search No more composite

litigation search

Module Case Types

Civil Cases S, OS, OM/OP/JM/OS, CA

Bankruptcy B, OSB

Insolvency CWU, OS, OM/OP/JM/OS

Probate P, DP, CAVP

Power of Attorney

PA

Execution WSS, WP

Admiralty ADM, CAVA, S

Cause Book Searches

Module Case Types

Civil Cases DC, MC, OSS, DCA

Probate DCP, DCCVP

Execution WSS, WP

SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES

• No need for application to search for appearance

• No need for certificate of non-appearance

• No need for affidavit of service

• New form: Request to Enter Default Judgment Advocate & Solicitor to

certify

Judgment in Default

(Originating) Summons & Orders

• Use of eforms to allow pre-populated draft orders after hearing Automatic engrossment if no changes

• DIY hearing dates for summons before registrars• Pre-population of prescribed prayers• Standardisation of prayers for common applications

Substituted service Service out of jurisdiction Renewal of writ of summons or originating summons Garnishee Examination of Judgment Debtor Extension of time to file Memorandum of Service Extension of validity of Writ of Execution

Simplification of Procedures

• Amendments of administrative details Category 1: amendments at will

• Eg contact details of solicitors, add/remove solicitors, Nature of Claim, etc

Category 2: amendments with supporting documents

• Order of court – eg adding party, removing party• Documentary proof – eg change in NRIC No, marital

status

• Checklists for Probate and Corporate Entity Winding Up

• Removal of Requests (formerly known as praecipe) Subpoenas, ship arrest & writs of execution Caveats

• No special software or equipment required Broadband Internet browser AIO

scanner/fax/photocopier

PDF SingPass

• No sign-on fees

• Profiles Lawyer Lawyer (view only) Paralegal Manager

• Controlling access Designating lawyers,

etc to a case

Universal Access

Fees

Fees• No changes in filing

fees Merger of some fee

items• Reduction in service

fee $2 per document per

party• Reduction in online

cause book search fees

• Phasing of monthly fees with each rollout

• Reduction of monthly EFS fees during rollout

Monthly feesNo of lawyers Cost

1 $25

2 – 5 $35

6 – 9 $70

10 – 19 $140

20 – 49 $250

50 – 99 $500

100 – 199 $1,000

> 200 $2,000

Launch of eLitigation

1 October 2012• Supreme

Court

1 December 2012• Subordinat

e Courts

1 January 2013• Family

Court

MICROSITEhttp://www.elitigation.com.sg/GetReady/