Amendment No. 2 of 2022 (Practice Directions 2021)

It is hereby notified for general information that amendments have been made to Parts I,
II, III, IV, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV and Appendices A1, A2, B and D of the State
Courts Practice Directions 2021. The amendments are summarised below:

1. amendments to paragraph 2 on Applicability of Practice Directions;
2. amendments to paragraph 19 on Personal data;
3. amendments to paragraph 25 on Identification numbers and name to be stated in
   cause papers;
4. amendments to paragraph 26 on Citation of case numbers / new Court forum
   prefix;
5. amendments to paragraph 33 on Access to case file, inspection and taking copies
   of documents and conducting searches;
6. amendments to paragraph 35 on The SMCL Process;
7. amendments to paragraph 37 on General Process;
8. amendments to paragraph 39 on Personal Injury Claims and Non-injury Motor
   Accident (“NIMA”) Claims;
9. amendments to paragraph 40 on Medical Negligence Claims;
10. amendments to paragraph 45 on Assessment of Damages;
11. amendments to paragraph 48 on Applications in pending cases;
12. amendments to paragraph 55 on Documents in support of applications without
    notice for injunctions (including injunctions prohibiting the disposal of assets) and
    search orders;
13. amendments to paragraph 62 on Documentary exhibits to affidavits;
14. amendments to paragraph 72 on Electronic filing of documents and authorities for
    use in Court;
15. amendments to paragraph 76 on Draft orders of Court;
16. amendments to paragraph 78 on Judgments in default;
17. amendments to paragraph 81 on Requests for further arguments before the Judge
    or Registrar;
18. amendments to paragraph 87 on Form of documents;
19. amendments to paragraph 96 on Applications for Enforcement Orders;
20. amendments to paragraph 97 on Seizure or attachment under an Enforcement
    Order;
21. amendments to paragraph 98 on Claims and objections to seizure or attachment;
22. amendments to paragraph 99 on Sale and valuation of seized property;
23. amendments to paragraph 100 on Examination of enforcement respondent;
24. amendments to paragraph 107 on Assessments involving the Public Trustee or the
    Director of Legal Aid;
25. amendments to Form 7 (Recording settlement / entering judgment by consent
    (NIMA/PI/PIMA) of Appendix A1;
26. introduction of new Form 22A (Notice of Objection) to Appendix A1;
27. introduction of new Form 22B (Notice of Dispute to Objection) to Appendix A1;
28. introduction of new Form 22C (Consent to Release) to Appendix A1;
29. introduction of new Form 22D (Summons for Order to Release Property / Debt)
    to Appendix A1;
30. introduction of new Form 99 (Limited Civil Restraint Order) to Appendix A2;
31. introduction of new Form 100 (Extended Civil Restraint Order) to Appendix A2;
32. introduction of new Form 101 (General Civil Restraint Order) to Appendix A2;
33. introduction of new Form 102 (Order under section 74(1) of Supreme Court of
    Judicature Act 1969) to Appendix A2;
34. amendments to para 1.2(c)(ii) of Appendix B (Pre-action Protocol for Personal
    Injury Claims and Non-injury Motor Accident Claims); and
35. amendments to Appendix D (Benchmark Rates for Cost of Rental and Loss of
    Use).

The amendments will take effect on 1 April 2022 and will be reflected at https://epd-statecourts-2021.opendoc.gov.sg/ from 1 April 2022.

Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Practice
Directions 2021.