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Singapore High Court allows writ to be served through social media

June 27 2016
Singapore Supreme Court 165

Social media such as Skype, Facebook and internet message boards can be used to serve court papers in Singapore, the High Court ruled in Storey, David Ian Andrew v Planet Arkadia

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