Supreme Court of Singapore

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apex court court judicial body

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apex court → court → judicial body →
advisedByOnAppointments	Prime Minister of Singapore →
appealTo	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	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 Region, Singapore → 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 the Colony of Singapore (historical context) →
regionServed	Singapore →
replaced	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 Singapore →
typeOfCases	capital offences → complex commercial disputes → judicial review applications →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of Singapore ("Court of Appeal of Singapore") →	comprises
Singapore law ("Court of Appeal of Singapore") →	hasHighestCourt
Singapore →	judicialBody
Supreme Court of Singapore ("Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore (historical context)") →	previouslyKnownAs