Written Answer

Common Group of Claims Heard in Small Claims Tribunals Over Past Five Years

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9 Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Law (a) whether the Small Claims Tribunals (SCT) has heard a common group of claims as per section 26 of the Small Claims Tribunals Act in the past five years; and (b) if so, whether there has been any group of claims that have been rejected as the total value of the claim exceeded the SCT’s prescribed limit of $20,000.

Mr K Shanmugam: We do not track the information that the Member has requested. We will explore with the Courts if they are able to collect such data.