As of 2026-09-04, 4 official documents govern AI use by lawyers, judges or litigants in Singapore. 1 requires disclosure or certification of AI use, 3 impose an explicit verification duty, and 0 prohibit some use outright. The incident tracker records 1 incident in this jurisdiction.
Law Society of Singapore
An advisory issued by the Law Society of Singapore on 2 April 2026 on lawyers' use of publicly available AI tools such as consumer chatbots. Client information must not be entered into tools that may retain or train on it, output must be verified against primary sources, and lawyers remain responsible under the Legal Profession rules.
Guidance · Confidentiality · Verification duty · Competence
2026-04-02In force
MinLaw
A guide published by Singapore's Ministry of Law on 6 March 2026 for law practices adopting generative AI. It sets principles of professional ethics, confidentiality and transparency, calls for human-in-the-loop review of high-risk tasks such as court filings and advice, and encourages firms to adopt governance policies and staff training before deployment.
Guidance · Permissive · Confidentiality · Verification duty · Disclosure · Competence
2026-03-06In force
Singapore Courts
A guide issued by the Singapore Supreme Court on 23 September 2024 and effective 1 October 2024, mirrored by the State Courts and Family Justice Courts. Court users may use generative AI but are fully responsible for the content, must verify it, must not fabricate evidence, need not declare AI use unless asked, and face personal costs for fabricated authorities.
Practice direction / note · Verification duty · Permissive
2024-09-23In force
PDPC
PDPC advisory guidelines issued 1 March 2024 explaining how the Personal Data Protection Act applies to the collection and use of personal data in developing, testing, monitoring and deploying AI recommendation and decision systems, including the business improvement and research exceptions and the obligations of organisations that procure such systems.
Guidance · Client consent · Confidentiality · Record-keeping
2024-03-01In force
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