1. Integrated Electronic Litigation System 2012
eLitigation
Integrated Electronic Litigation System 2012

2. Filing & Service

3. metaphor

4. 4 Step E-Filing wizard

5. Step 1

6. Step 2

7. Step 2

8. Step 3

9. Step 4

10. Service of Documents File and Serve Certificate of service
Reduction in service fees
Flat $2 per document per party
Certificate of service
Automatically generated and stored in case file

11. Online Case File

12. Case Information

13. Party Information

14. Documents

15. Hearing: History and Future

16. Billing Information

17. 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
& SMS alerts
Shared folders for collaboration with clients

18. 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

19. Cause Book Searches Modular approach Full access to results
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
Module
Case Types
Civil Cases
DC, MC, OSS, DCA
Probate
DCP, DCCVP
Execution
WSS, WP

20. Simplification of Procedures

21. Judgment in Default 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

22. (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

23. 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

24. Universal Access 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

25. Fees Fees Monthly 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
No 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

26. Launch of eLitigation 1 October 2012 Supreme Court 1 December 2012
Subordinate Courts
1 January 2013
Family Court

27.
Microsite