including ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁ ▁or ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁that ▁Court , ▁or ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁C riminal ▁App e al ▁of ▁either ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s ▁or ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁R ules ▁as ▁they ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁before ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁govern ed ▁the ▁procedure ▁of ▁the ▁Court . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁date ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁court ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁All ▁cases ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁heard ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁judge ▁without ▁a ▁j ury . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁was ▁to ▁sit ▁princip ally ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Island ▁but ▁it ▁could ▁sit ▁anywhere ▁having ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁justice . ▁ ▁The ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁is ▁the ▁registr ar ▁of ▁the ▁Court . ▁The ▁Administr ator ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁difficulties ▁for ▁the ▁Island ers ▁was ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁resident ▁law y ers ▁on ▁the ▁Island . ▁ ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁the ▁time ▁difference , ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁tim ely ▁advice ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁matters ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁In ▁Cl un ies - R oss ▁v ▁Tot ter d ell , ▁Justice ▁French ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁Bank rupt cy ▁Ord in ance ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Singapore ▁continued ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁Island .