Section 13 of Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A): Exclusion of jurisdiction
(1) If a claim has been lodged with the Court, no proceedings relating to the same course of action shall be brought before any other Court except where the—
(a) proceedings before that other Court were commenced before the claim was lodged with the Small Claims Court; or
(b) claim before the other Court has been withdrawn.
(2) A claim shall not be brought before the Court if proceedings relating to that claim are pending in or have been heard and determined by any other Court.
(3) Subject to section 12 (3), a higher court may transfer a claim to a Small Claims Court.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a claim is deemed to have been lodged with the Court in any case where section 23 has been complied with.
(5) A claim shall not be brought before the Court if the cause of action is founded upon defamation, libel, slander, malicious prosecution or is upon a dispute over a title to or possession of land, or employment and labour relations.
(a) proceedings before that other Court were commenced before the claim was lodged with the Small Claims Court; or
(b) claim before the other Court has been withdrawn.
(2) A claim shall not be brought before the Court if proceedings relating to that claim are pending in or have been heard and determined by any other Court.
(3) Subject to section 12 (3), a higher court may transfer a claim to a Small Claims Court.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a claim is deemed to have been lodged with the Court in any case where section 23 has been complied with.
(5) A claim shall not be brought before the Court if the cause of action is founded upon defamation, libel, slander, malicious prosecution or is upon a dispute over a title to or possession of land, or employment and labour relations.
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