Overview of International Civil Cooperation in Singapore

The information in this section relates to international cooperation for court or tribunal proceedings involving non-criminal matters only. For information on international criminal cooperation, please see here.

This site focuses on two main areas of international civil cooperation: (a) obtaining evidence across borders, and (b) serving legal documents across borders.

More information is available at the following pages:

(a) Obtaining evidence across borders:

i. Obtaining Evidence in Singapore for Foreign Proceedings

ii. Obtaining Voluntary Evidence Remotely From a Person in Singapore for Foreign Proceedings

iii. Obtaining Evidence Overseas for Singapore Court Proceedings

(b) Serving legal documents across borders:

i. Service of Foreign Process in Singapore

ii. Service out of Singapore of Singapore Court Documents

All Singapore legislation referred to on this site may be found at Singapore Statutes Online.

Please note that the Singapore Government is not in a position to provide legal advice, including in relation to any underlying proceedings.