High Court
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The High Court of Singapore is the superior court of general jurisdiction in Singapore’s judicial system, handling major civil and criminal cases as well as appeals from lower courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | superior court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Court of Appeal of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canExercise |
appellate jurisdiction
ⓘ
original jurisdiction ⓘ revisional jurisdiction ⓘ supervisory jurisdiction ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| employs |
Assistant Registrars
ⓘ
Judicial officers ⓘ Registrars ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
major civil cases
ⓘ
major criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
all civil matters above prescribed monetary thresholds
ⓘ
all persons in Singapore ⓘ serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Appellate Division of the High Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Division of the High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
development of common law in Singapore
ⓘ
enforcement of Singapore law ⓘ interpretation of Singapore law ⓘ |
| hasJudgeTitle |
Judge of the High Court
ⓘ
Judicial Commissioner ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to award damages
ⓘ
to grant injunctions ⓘ to issue prerogative orders ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Singapore ⓘ |
| hears |
admiralty cases
ⓘ
capital offences ⓘ company law matters ⓘ insolvency matters ⓘ intellectual property disputes ⓘ judicial review applications ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Family Justice Courts of Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Courts of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ subordinate courts in Singapore ⓘ |
| isPartOfBranch | judiciary of Singapore ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLegalSystem | common law system ⓘ |
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