Supreme Court of Singapore

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The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apex court
court
judicial body
advisedByOnAppointments Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Singapore
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (historical)
appointingAuthorityOfJudges President of Singapore
buildingType judicial building
canIssue declarations
injunctions
prerogative orders
ceasedAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
comprises Supreme Court of Singapore self-linksurface differs
surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore

High Court of Singapore
country Singapore
decides questions of law of public importance
ensures rule of law in Singapore
establishedUnder Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
governingStatute Supreme Court of Judicature Act
handles constitutional matters
major civil cases
major criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver practice and procedure in the Supreme Court
hasChamber chambers hearings
open courtrooms
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasWebsite https://www.judiciary.gov.sg
headedBy Chief Justice of Singapore
hearsAppealsFrom Family Justice Courts of Singapore
State Courts of Singapore
highestCourtIn Singapore
jurisdiction civil law matters
constitutional law matters
criminal law matters
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Central Area, Singapore
Central Area, Singapore
surface form: Central Region, Singapore

Singapore
surface form: Downtown Core, Singapore
location Supreme Court Building, Singapore
oversees admission of advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore
partOf Judiciary of Singapore
previouslyKnownAs Supreme Court of Singapore self-linksurface differs
surface form: Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context)
regionServed Singapore
replaced Supreme Court Building, Singapore
surface form: former Supreme Court Building, Singapore
role final court of appeal in Singapore
interprets the Constitution of Singapore
supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate courts
subjectTo Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
surface form: Constitution of Singapore
typeOfCases capital offences
complex commercial disputes
judicial review applications

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Singapore judicialBody Supreme Court of Singapore
Supreme Court of Singapore comprises Supreme Court of Singapore self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore
Supreme Court of Singapore previouslyKnownAs Supreme Court of Singapore self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context)
Singapore law hasHighestCourt Supreme Court of Singapore
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore defines Supreme Court of Singapore
Chief Justice of Singapore headOf Supreme Court of Singapore
Chief Justice of Singapore memberOf Supreme Court of Singapore
Civic District hasLandmark Supreme Court of Singapore
Judiciary of Singapore comprises Supreme Court of Singapore
Judiciary of Singapore highestCourt Supreme Court of Singapore
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore
Supreme Court Building, Singapore operatedBy Supreme Court of Singapore
Supreme Court of Judicature Act governs Supreme Court of Singapore
Supreme Court of Judicature Act appliesTo Supreme Court of Singapore
High Court of Singapore partOf Supreme Court of Singapore
State Courts of Singapore appealsGoTo Supreme Court of Singapore
Parliament House locatedNear Supreme Court of Singapore
subject surface form: Parliament House (Singapore)
Evidence Act of Singapore appliesTo Supreme Court of Singapore
subject surface form: Evidence Act 1893 (Singapore)
Evidence Act of Singapore appliesTo Supreme Court of Singapore
subject surface form: Evidence Act 1893 (Singapore)
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore
Criminal Procedure Code of Singapore usedBy Supreme Court of Singapore
this entity surface form: Court of Appeal of Singapore