Court of Appeal of Singapore
The Court of Appeal of Singapore is the highest court in the judicial system of Singapore. It is the upper division of the Supreme Court of Singapore, the lower being the High Court. The Court of Appeal consists of the chief justice, who is the president of the Court, and the judges of the Court of Appeal. The chief justice may ask judges of the High Court to sit as members of the Court of Appeal to hear particular cases. The seat of the Court of Appeal is the Supreme Court Building.
The new Supreme Court Building was opened in 2005, designed by Norman Foster
The Old Supreme Court Building, where the Court of Appeal and High Court sat between 1939 and 2005
The courtroom of the Court of Appeal in the Old Supreme Court Building, photographed in October 2010
The Supreme Court Building, photographed in August 2010. The disc-shaped structure at the top of the building houses the courtroom of the Court of Appeal.
Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is a set of courts in Singapore, comprising the Court of Appeal and the High Court. It hears both civil and criminal matters. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from the High Court. The Court of Appeal may also decide a point of law reserved for its decision by the High Court, as well as any point of law of public interest arising in the course of an appeal from a court subordinate to the High Court, which has been reserved by the High Court for decision of the Court of Appeal.
The new Supreme Court Building opened in 2005, designed by Norman Foster
An aerial view of the Old Supreme Court Building (foreground left), the present Supreme Court Building (middle), and City Hall Building (foreground right)
The Chief Justice's chambers in the Old Supreme Court Building
A sign at the Old Supreme Court Building advising members of the public to make enquiries at the Supreme Court Registry rather than from unauthorised persons
