Certificate by Solicitor acting for Litigation Representative

(A) Certificate is filed as part of an Originating Application

Fig 1. While filling in the Party Details of the Party that requires a litigation representative, the shown question will be displayed. Select the applicable options, and click the box preceded by “i.”.

Fig 2. Provide the necessary details for the Solicitor’s belief that the Filing Party requires a litigation representative and confirm if the litigation representative has any adverse interest to the party. Proceed to Fig 7 to continue with the rest of this filing, after completing the initial Originating Application.

(B) Certificate is filed as a standalone filing

Prior to filing this document, please ensure that you are the law firm on record for the Filing Party. Otherwise, the certificate cannot be generated with the correct solicitor information.

Perform the normal filing process:

• Select “File a Document” from the Quick Access banner.

• Specify the relevant case number and click “Retrieve”.

• Select “Filing a new document into this case”.

Fig 3. Select “Certificates, Memorandum & Notices” as the Category and “Certificate by Solicitor Acting for Litigation Representative” as the Document Title.

Fig 4. Review the list of parties involved in the case, and ensure that the correct party is selected as the Filing Party.

If you would like to add a non-party, proceed to Figs 5a – 5b. If not, click “Start Application”.

Fig 5a. To add a new party to the case, click on “Add Non-Party Manually”.

Fig 5b. Enter all mandatory information. Click “Save” when you are done. Then, click on “Start Application”.

(1) Case Information

Fig 6. Provide the necessary details for the Solicitor’s belief that the Filing Party requires a litigation representative and confirm if the litigation representative has any adverse interest to the party.

Certain information may be auto-completed based on the existing data in the case file.

The lawyer’s and law firm’s details are auto-completed and non-editable. You must be the lawyer on record before starting this application. Otherwise, the Certificate will be incomplete as the lawyer’s and law firm’s names will be missing.

Click “Next: Forms” when you are done.

(2) Forms

Fig 7. Click on the icon to view the eForm. The eForm will be generated based on the details provided in the Case Information section. If you would like to file other supporting documents to the case, click “Add Document”.

Fig 8. You will be presented with an eForm.

Fig 9. To initiate the signing process, click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of the eForm.

Fig 9a. The row of the eForm will be updated with new buttons.

• To change the information in the generated form, click “Previous” to return to the Case Information section and amend the information first. Then click the button in Step 2 to generate a new form with the updated details. Then click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of the eForm.
• Click the “Finalise Document” button to start the signing process. The “Finalise Document” button will only be enabled after all eforms are confirmed and all documents to be uploaded in Step 2 have been uploaded.

Fig 9b. The row of the eForm will be updated with new buttons if the document requires a signature. You may choose either digital signing or offline signing.

To start digital signing, click the button.

• You will be taken to the Document Signing Service (“DSS”) portal.

• Please refer to "eLitigation FAQ > Document Signing Service (DSS) Guide for eLitigation Users > How do I request signatures with DSS?" for a step-by-step guide on how to sign your documents with DSS.

• DSS will pre-populate the list of signers based on the details in the Case Information section. Do check that the list of signers is correct before proceeding. You can add or remove the signers, if necessary.

• The eForm in Step 2 will automatically be made available in DSS for online signing.

To start offline signing, click the button to download the document and proceed to Fig 9c.

Fig 9c. A new row will be displayed.

• You will no longer be able to make changes to the data in the form. If you wish to make changes to the data, click the “Cancel Finalise Documents”. All previously signed documents will be removed from Step 2. Return to Step 1 to make changes to the data and then return to Step 2 and click to regenerate the eforms based on the updated data. You will be required to confirm all the e-forms again to activate the “Finalise Documents” button again.

• If you wish to retract the offline signing, click on the icon.

• Click the button to upload the manually signed copy.

Upon successfully completing the signing procedure (regardless of which method was chosen) or if none of the documents require a signature, the “Next” button should be enabled. Click on the “Next” button to proceed to Step 3: Admin Details.

(3) Admin Details

Fig 10. In Step 3: Admin Details, indicate any urgent processing, special request or waiver required. You can also opt to eServe the documents to another law firm.

(4) Submission

Fig 11. In Step 4: Submission, review all information and documents before submission. Upon acceptance / approval by Court, the documents will be sent to your eLitigation inbox.