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Singapore - Process Serving

The strictures of the Singapore Legal system mean that process service of English legal documents is expensive and cost-prohibitive. Consequently, it is cheaper, and quicker, if the documents are sourced in a UK or American court, for one of our process servers to travel from England to effect service. Alternatively we have a representative in Singapore who is appropriately licensed. We are able to provide legal process service for a negotiated fixed fee; this will cover a maximum of three attempts and if the service is not effected even after the third attempt, we can issue an affidavit of non-service In accordance with Order 65 an authorisation in favour of our representative is first required and we can assist you in preparation; a complete and correct address of the respondent is essential and a photograph too, if available. The fee includes a notarized affidavit and courier charges to your office in the United Kingdom.

Notes on Service of Foreign Process in Singapore:

Service of any process required in connection with proceedings pending before a court or tribunal of a foreign country, on a person in Singapore (“service into Singapore”) shall be in accordance with Order 65 (Rule 3) (see below) of the Rules of Court

Service into Singapore shall be effected by the process server who will provide an affidavit of service stating the attempt(s) made at service, the outcome thereof and costs incurred. A certificate will then be issued by the Registrar as the outcome of the attempt(s) at service and the costs incurred

ORDER 65 - SERVICE OF FOREIGN PROCESS
Definition (O. 65, r. 1)

1. In this Order, “process” includes a citation. Service of foreign legal process pursuant to letter of request (O. 65, r. 2)

2.—(1) This Rule applies in relation to the service of any process required in connection with civil proceedings pending before a court or other tribunal of a foreign country where a letter of request from such a tribunal requesting service on a person in Singapore of any such process sent with the letter is received by the Minister and is sent by him to the Supreme Court with an intimation that it is desirable that effect should be given to the request.

(2) In order that service of the process may be effected in accordance with this Rule, the letter of request must be accompanied by a translation thereof in English, 2 copies of the process to be served and 2 copies of the translation of the process in English.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) and to any written law which provides for the manner in which documents may be served on a body corporate, service of the process shall be effected by leaving a copy of it and of the translation with the person to be served.
Service shall be effected by the process server.

(4) Where an application in that behalf is made by the Attorney-General, the Court may make an order for substituted service of the process, and, where such an order is made, service of the process shall be effected by taking such steps as the Court may direct to bring the process to the notice of the person to be served.

(5) After service of the process has been effected or (if such be the case) attempts to effect service of it have failed, the process server shall file a copy of the process, an affidavit made by the person who served, or attempted to serve, the process stating when, where and how he did or attempted to do so, a copy of that affidavit and a statement of the costs incurred in effecting, or attempting to effect, service.

(6) The Registrar shall give a certificate in Form 147 —

(a) identifying the documents annexed thereto, that is to say, the letter of request for service, a copy of the process received with the letter and a copy of the affidavit referred to in paragraph (5);

(b) certifying that the method of service of the process and the proof of service are such as are required by the Rules of Court regulating the service of process of that Court in Singapore or, if such be the case, that service of the process could not be effected for the reason specified in the certificate; and

(7) The certificate given under paragraph (6) shall be sealed with the seal of the Supreme Court for use out of the jurisdiction and shall be sent to the Permanent Secretary to the Minister.

Alternative mode of service of foreign legal process
(O. 65, r. 2A)

2A.—(1) Subject to Rule 3, this Rule applies in relation to the service of any process required in connection with civil proceedings pending before a court or other tribunal of a foreign country where Rule 2 does not apply or is not invoked.

(2) Service of any such process within Singapore may be effected by a method of service authorised by these Rules for the service of analogous process issued by the Court.

(3) This Rule shall apply notwithstanding that the foreign process is expressed to be or includes a command of the foreign sovereign.

Service of foreign legal process under Civil Procedure Convention (O. 65, r. 3)

3.—(1) This Rule applies in relation to the service of any process required in connection with civil proceedings pending before a court or other tribunal of a foreign country, being a country with which there subsists a Civil Procedure Convention providing for service in Singapore of process of the tribunals of that country, where a letter of request from a consular or other authority of that country requesting service on a person in Singapore of any such process sent with the letter is received by the Registrar.

(2) In order that service of the process may be effected in accordance with this Rule the letter of request must be accompanied by a copy of a translation of the process to be served in English.

(3) Subject to any written law which provides for the manner in which documents may be served on bodies corporate and to any special provisions of the relevant Civil Procedure Convention, service of the process shall be effected by leaving the original process or a copy of it, as indicated in the letter of request, and a copy of the translation with the person to be served.

Service shall be effected by the process server.

(4) After service of the process has been effected or (if such be the case) attempts to effect service of it have failed, the process server shall file an affidavit made by the person who served, or attempted to serve, the process stating when, where and how he did or attempted to do so, and a statement of the costs incurred in effecting, or attempting to effect, service.

(5) The Registrar shall give a certificate certifying —

(a) that the process or a copy thereof, as the case may be, was served on the person, at the time, and in the manner, specified in the certificate or, if such be the case, that service of the process could not be effected for the reason so specified; and

(b) that the cost of effecting, or attempting to effect, service is the amount so specified.

(6) The certificate given under paragraph (5) shall be sealed with the seal of the Supreme Court for use out of jurisdiction and shall be sent to the consular or other authority by whom the request for service was made.