Litigation is the formal legal process which takes place when a case is handled through the Singapore Court system. Through legal proceedings conducted in Court, parties whom are involved in a legal dispute obtain the Court’s judgment and decision on how the dispute should be settled.
Civil litigation is the formal legal proceedings in Court which take place if the legal dispute relates to a civil case and if the case involves a person’s private rights and liabilities
If you are involved in a civil case and seeking to set right an undesirable situation, you may wish to commence civil litigation proceedings to pursue a civil claim against the wrongful party.
A civil claim can be started by either a person or a company / organisation with its own separate legal identity.
A individual can either represent himself or conduct his own case in a civil claim or appoint a lawyer to represent him in the proceedings.
However, a company can only pursue or defend a civil claim through a lawyer.
The same rules and guidelines will apply to regardless of whether the case is being conducted by a lawyer or a party who is representing himself.
