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.

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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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