Consent to Act as Litigation Representative

(A) Consent 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 case details that the litigation representative consents to act for the Filing Party.

Fig 3. State if the Litigation Representative swears to or affirms the document. Provide details of the date and place that this document was sworn / affirmed, especially if the document is to be digitally signed. Indicate if interpretation is required and if the document needs to be read audibly to the Litigation Representative.

Proceed to Fig 8 to continue with the rest of this filing, after completing the initial Originating Application.

(B) Consent 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, this document 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 “Others” as the Category and “Consent to Act as 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. Click on the “Add Non-Party Manually” button.

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

(1) Case Information

Fig 6. Provide the necessary details of the litigation representative of the Filing 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 document will be incomplete as the lawyer’s and law firm’s names will be missing.

Fig 7. State if the litigation representative swears to or affirms the document. Provide details of the date and place that this document was sworn / affirmed, especially if the document is to be digitally signed. Indicate if interpretation is required and if the document needs to be read audibly to the deponent.

Click “Next: Forms” after you are done.

(2) Forms

Fig 8.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 9. You will be presented with an eForm.

Fig 10. To initiate the signing process, Click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of the eForm.

Fig 11a. 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 11b. 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 11c.

Fig 11c. 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 12.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 13.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.