1. Registrar’s Circular No. 12 of 2020 introduced, with effect from 8 June 2020 and in relation to applications made under the Protection from Harassment Act (Cap 256A, 2015 Rev Ed), the dispensation of attendance of counsel and/or parties at specified hearings and the asynchronous processing and hearing of ex parte Summonses.
2. As part of the continuing efforts to streamline proceedings and reduce physical hearings, the pilot programme implemented via Registrar’s Circular No. 12 of 2020 will be extended from 9 December 2020 to 9 June 2021 (both dates included).
Dated this 7th day of December 2020.