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Guide on the Use of Generative AI Tools by Court Users (Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024) Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal Sector

Courts guide applies from 1 October 2024; Ministry of Law sector guide launched 6 March 2026.

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Courts for Singapore
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024 (Guide on generative AI tools applies)Registrar circularCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Supreme Court of Singapore	2024-09-23 (effective 2024-10-01) · Effective 2024-10-01	Registrar’s Circular No. 1 of 2024, dated 23 September 2024. The circular says the Guide applies to all Supreme Court matters from 1 October 2024. The Guide itself also covers the State Courts and the Family Justice Courts. Applies to all matters in the Supreme Court with effect from 1 October 2024 The Guide’s own text also applies to the State Courts and the Family Justice Courts	Supreme Court of Singapore
Guide on the Use of Generative AI Tools by Court Users (Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024)Court guidePrimary sourcePractice note. Guides court users. Not a court practice note.	Supreme Court of Singapore / Singapore Courts	applies from · Effective 2024-10-01	Neutral stance on GenAI; court users are fully responsible for content and must verify references exist and support the propositions cited. Must be prepared to identify AI-generated portions and explain verification if asked. Applies to Supreme Court, State Courts and Family Justice Courts.	Supreme Court of Singapore / Singapore Courts

Law societies and bars

Law societies and bars for Singapore
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Advisory on the Use of Publicly Available AI ToolsAdvisoryLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Singapore	2026-04-02	Advisory warning members that public AI tools may expose confidential information and recommending paid or enterprise versions for professional work. Recommends paid/enterprise AI tools for legal work Highlights confidentiality risks of public tools	Law Society of Singapore

Privacy regulators

Privacy regulators for Singapore
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in Generative AIPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Personal Data Protection Commission	Not stated	PDPC guidance on applying the PDPA across the generative AI lifecycle, allocation of responsibilities and handling individuals’ requests. Covers allocation of data protection responsibilities across the GenAI lifecycle	Personal Data Protection Commission
Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision SystemsPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateRelease date not captured on page.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Personal Data Protection Commission	Not stated	PDPC guidelines on using personal data to develop and deploy AI recommendation and decision systems. Companion to the GenAI advisory guidelines	Personal Data Protection Commission

Government

Government for Singapore
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal SectorGovernment guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Ministry of Law, Singapore	launched (consultation 1–30 Sep 2025) · Effective 2026-03-06	Sector guide on safe and effective GenAI adoption by legal practitioners and teams.	Ministry of Law, Singapore
Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AIFrameworkGovernmentPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	AI Verify Foundation / IMDA	2024-05-30	Singapore’s nine-dimension framework for trusted generative AI development and deployment; voluntary. Nine dimensions incl. accountability, data, trusted development, incident reporting, testing, security, content provenance	AI Verify Foundation / IMDA

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AI instruments for Singapore
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024 (Guide on generative AI tools applies)Registrar circularCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Supreme Court of Singapore	2024-09-23 (effective 2024-10-01) · Effective 2024-10-01	Registrar’s Circular No. 1 of 2024, dated 23 September 2024. The circular says the Guide applies to all Supreme Court matters from 1 October 2024. The Guide itself also covers the State Courts and the Family Justice Courts. Applies to all matters in the Supreme Court with effect from 1 October 2024 The Guide’s own text also applies to the State Courts and the Family Justice Courts	Supreme Court of Singapore
Guide on the Use of Generative AI Tools by Court Users (Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024)Court guidePrimary sourcePractice note. Guides court users. Not a court practice note.	Supreme Court of Singapore / Singapore Courts	applies from · Effective 2024-10-01	Neutral stance on GenAI; court users are fully responsible for content and must verify references exist and support the propositions cited. Must be prepared to identify AI-generated portions and explain verification if asked. Applies to Supreme Court, State Courts and Family Justice Courts.	Supreme Court of Singapore / Singapore Courts
Advisory on the Use of Publicly Available AI ToolsAdvisoryLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Singapore	2026-04-02	Advisory warning members that public AI tools may expose confidential information and recommending paid or enterprise versions for professional work. Recommends paid/enterprise AI tools for legal work Highlights confidentiality risks of public tools	Law Society of Singapore
Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal SectorGovernment guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Ministry of Law, Singapore	launched (consultation 1–30 Sep 2025) · Effective 2026-03-06	Sector guide on safe and effective GenAI adoption by legal practitioners and teams.	Ministry of Law, Singapore
Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in Generative AIPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Personal Data Protection Commission	Not stated	PDPC guidance on applying the PDPA across the generative AI lifecycle, allocation of responsibilities and handling individuals’ requests. Covers allocation of data protection responsibilities across the GenAI lifecycle	Personal Data Protection Commission
Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision SystemsPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateRelease date not captured on page.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Personal Data Protection Commission	Not stated	PDPC guidelines on using personal data to develop and deploy AI recommendation and decision systems. Companion to the GenAI advisory guidelines	Personal Data Protection Commission
Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AIFrameworkGovernmentPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	AI Verify Foundation / IMDA	2024-05-30	Singapore’s nine-dimension framework for trusted generative AI development and deployment; voluntary. Nine dimensions incl. accountability, data, trusted development, incident reporting, testing, security, content provenance	AI Verify Foundation / IMDA

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Sources

Guide on the Use of Generative AI Tools by Court Users (Registrar's Circular No. 1 of 2024) · 2026-10-10
Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal Sector · 2026-10-10