When an accused pleads guilty or is found guilty after a trial, he is entitled to make, or have made on his behalf, a plea in mitigation before sentence is passed by the court. The prosecution will also be given the opportunity to make arguments about what the sentence should be.
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If you fail pay your debts, you may see debt collectors coming to your place to ‘encourage’ you to pay-up. Such cases are getting more and more common. There are cases where debt collectors are jailed by displaying aggressive behaviour and insulting words in a residential area in the late hours of the evening. Some Debtors are even harassed while they were at work.
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The answer to this question is, generally, yes you can.
3 statutes govern this issue, namely:
• Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act (Cap 264) (RECJA).
• Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Cap 265) (REFJA).
• Choice of Court Agreements Act (Cap 39A) (CCAA)
In cases which are not covered by the 3 statutes mentioned above, recourse may still be had to the common law.
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One of the necessary steps to be taken before trial is the process of “Discovery”, wherein each party is required to prepare, list down, file and exchange the “evidences” that each party is intending to rely on in the trial.
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Of late, in multi-cultural and multi-religious Singapore, there have been an increasing number of incidents where racist remarks have been uttered at others, causing them to feel distressed and alarmed. Their feelings are hurt, sometimes deeply.
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The law of misrepresentation assists parties who relied on a false pre-contractual statement to their detriment to receive their dues in court – otherwise, they will not be able to sue for breach of contract (because the representation was not a formal term of the contract in. the first place).
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Civil litigation is the type of Court proceeding which take place if the legal dispute relates to a person’s private rights and liabilities, which he seeks to protect and receive relief or compensation for by suing, or filing suit against someone else. Common civil claims include disputes over breaches of contracts, negligence, personal injury, fraud, misrepresentation, intellectual property infringements, etc.
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If you sue someone else and that person enters appearance in court, and filed and serves his Defence (sometimes together with a Counterclaim) to your Statement of Claim, you have an opportunity to instruct your lawyers to use order 14 of the Rules of court to apply for a Summary Judgment, if it is clear that the Defendant has no real defence against your claim.
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Party-and-Party costs cover not just legal fees charged by the lawyer for services rendered, but also expenses like disbursements such as filing fees, court fees, transport charges, photocopying charges, etc.
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The Singapore legal system has in recent years come up with toolkits, information, booklets, and webpages dedicated to supporting self-representation in Court. While it is granted that self-representation is the cheaper option, it may not be such a great idea if you do not achieve your desired results and lose the case in Court.
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