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🇸🇬 Perdura Global Series · Volume VI

The 2026 Guide to Admissible Digital Evidence for IP Litigation

Singapore Edition

Asia's neutral IP hub — the ETA, Evidence Act s.116A, and the SICC's global reach.

  • Evidence Act s.116A — two distinct presumptions: transmission vs reproduction accuracy
  • Approved process certification (PwC/KPMG, annual renewal for s.116A(6))
  • Electronic Transactions Act framework for digital evidence
  • Anton Piller digital execution in practice
  • SICC international evidence framework — awards enforceable in 170+ jurisdictions
  • Emerging issues 2026: Online Safety Act data retention, ASEAN cross-border
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s.116A
Two distinct presumptions
Section 116A(1) covers transmission accuracy; s.116A(6) covers reproduction accuracy. Most practitioners conflate them — the distinction is decisive when evidence is challenged.
Annual
Approved process renewal
The s.116A(6) approved process certification — issued by PwC or KPMG — must be renewed annually for the first three years. An expired certification loses the statutory presumption.
170+
Countries enforcing SIAC awards
Singapore arbitration awards are enforceable under the New York Convention in over 170 jurisdictions — making SICC and SIAC the natural choice for multi-party cross-border IP disputes.
Key Principle
Singapore's Evidence Act s.116A creates two distinct presumptions: s.116A(1) for transmission accuracy and s.116A(6) for reproduction accuracy — both are relevant to online infringement evidence.
What's Inside

Eight chapters. Court-ready guidance.

I Singapore's Landscape — High Court IP Division, SICC, IPOS
II Legal Framework — Electronic Transactions Act, Evidence Act 1893 (2020 Rev. Ed.)
III s.116A Explained — accurate communication (s.116A(1)) vs reproduction (s.116A(6))
IV Approved Process Certification — PwC/KPMG auditors, annual renewal
V Collection — Anton Piller digital execution, pre-action discovery
VI Web Evidence Hierarchy — screenshots, HTML & HAR files compared
VII IP-Specific Evidence — trade mark use in Singapore, SICC foreign law
VIII Emerging Issues 2026 — Online Safety Act data retention, ASEAN cross-border