Op-ed: The Impact of Rules of Court 2021 on the Service-Out Jurisdiction in Singapore by Associate Professor Ardavan Arzandeh

In the March 2022 issue of Singapore Law Gazette, Associate Professor Ardavan Arzandeh discusses the new Rules of Court (ROC 2021) in Singapore that was gazetted on 1 December 2021, and will come into operation on 1 April 2022.

Abstract

The new Rules of Court (ROC 2021) in Singapore were gazetted on 1 December 2021, and will come into operation on 1 April 2022. This entry assesses the impact of the new civil justice regime on the Singapore courts’ approach to assuming jurisdiction over defendants present outside Singapore (the service-out jurisdiction). The issues raised in this entry are discussed more fully in a forthcoming article in the March 2022 edition of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.

Read the article at: https://lawgazette.com.sg/feature/the-impact-of-rules-of-court-2021-on-the-service-out-jurisdiction-in-singapore/