Request for Order to Attend Court

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 1. Select “Requests” as the Category and “Request for an Order to Attend Court” as the Document Title.

Fig 2. 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 party, proceed to Figs 3a – 3b. If not, click “Start Application”.

Fig 3a. Click on the “Add Party Manually” button.

Fig 3b. Enter all mandatory information. Click “Save” when you are done. Then click “Start Application”.

(1) Case Information

Application

Fig 4. State any other cases that will be heard together in the same Court sitting.

Request

Fig 5. Select one of the hearing dates from the available hearing dates of the case.

• If “Others” is selected, you will be required to provide the hearing date and time later (refer to Fig 8).

Fig 6. Identify the nature of the hearing. You may select multiple choices.

Fig 7. State the place that the hearing will be conducted.

• If “Family Court” is selected, proceed to Fig 7a.

• If “High Court” is selected, proceed to Fig 7b.

• If “Virtual platform” is selected, proceed to Fig 7c.

Fig 7a. Select which location of the Family Court the hearing will be held, and the Court or Chamber Number.

Fig 7b. State the Court or Chamber number of the High Court where the hearing is held.

Fig 7c. State the virtual platform where the hearing is held.

Fig 8. [Applicable only if you had selected “Others” when asked to indicate one of the hearing dates in Fig 5] Provide the date and time of the hearing.

Fig 9. Provide the details of the Witness who is requested to attend Court.

Fig 9a. State what type of evidence the witness is required to give. You may select either one or both options.

• If “Oral evidence” is selected, you will be required to briefly state the evidence.

• If “Document(s)” is selected, you will be required to identify the documents to be produced.

Fig 9b. State the prompted details of the evidence that will be given.

Supporting Documents

Fig 10. Click “Add Document” to annex supporting documents to the request.

Fig 10a. Enter the number of “Other document” that you wish to add, and click “Add”.

Fig 10b. Click “Choose File” to select the file from the browser dialog box. Click the icon to upload the document. Provide information regarding the “Other document” in the text box.

(2) Forms

Fig 11. 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 12. You will be presented with an eForm.

Fig 13. To initiate the signing process, Click the “Confirm” button located at the bottom of the eForm.

Fig 13a. 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 13b. 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 13c.

Fig 13c. 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 Finalised Document” button. 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 eForms 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 14. 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 15. 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.