Section 16 of Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A): Representative claims

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if two or more persons have claims against the same respondent, such claims may be brought in the name of one of such persons as the representative of some or all of them save that the authority to act as a representative shall be given in writing.
(2) The Court may, if at any stage of the proceedings be of the view that a representative claim may prejudice the respondent, order that the claims of all or any of the persons represented be heard separately.
(3) Each person represented in a representative claim shall be considered to have authorized the representative on their behalf to—
(a) call and give evidence and make submissions to the Court on any matter arising during the hearing of the claim;
(b) file affidavits, statements or other documents;
(c) agree to an adjournment or change of venue;
(d) agree to a settlement of the claim on such terms as the person thinks fit; or
(e) amend or abandon the claim.

(4) The authority given to a representative under subsection (1) shall not be withdrawn except with leave of the Court.
(5) The Court may, at any time before determining any claim, grant leave to any person to join in the claim as a person represented, on such terms as it may think fit.