RE: Rulings WTF5 Jun 2026 07:51
Because Zheng Zhu's team failed to secure the stay back to arbitration, the AR's role at the Case Conference was to set the hard deadlines for when the defendants must formally file their Statement of Defence and or any counter claims.
The forum pumpers are fundamentally confusing a procedural direction to advance the High Court suit with a final order to settle the case. Thats not Sims role. The directions from Sim were file your paperwork !
You are here x;)
Phase 2 The Pleading Stage (Next 1 to 2 Months)
Following Assistant Registrar Sim Junhui's Case Conference on 4 June, the defendants have been given hard deadlines to file their papers.
* If no appeals are filed, the defendants must formally file their Statement of Defence and or Counterclaims.
* Under standard timelines, this exchange of Pleadings takes about 30 to 45 days to close.
Phase 3 The Single Application Pending Trial / SAPT (Next 2 to 4 Months)
Singapore’s RoC 2021 heavily limits procedural delays by introducing the Single Application Pending Trial (SAPT) under Order 9.
* Instead of letting lawyers file a hundred different little applications over a year to stall for time, parties are generally allowed only one massive omnibus application to deal with everything, such as requests for specific documents, adding parties, or amending statements.
* The law gives parties 21 days from the post-pleading Case Conference to file their SAPT, and another 21 days for the other side to respond. Dealing with this phase brings the calendar to late 2026.
Phase 4 Production of Documents and Affidavits (Next 4 to 6 Months)
Once the procedural fights are out of the way, the heavy lifting begins
* Exchanging Documents: Under Order 11, the parties must exchange all documents they rely on.
* Affidavits of Evidence-in-Chief (AEIC): Under Order 2, Rule 8, witnesses must submit their full, written testimony in advance. This phase can easily eat up 4 to 6 months of schedule.
Phase 5 Setting Down for Trial (The Final Stretch)
Once the files are completely ready, the Court will hold a final Case Conference to direct the case for trial.
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