Conflict of Laws

13 cases · February 2025 to February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Natural forum 4

Choice of law — Insolvency — Recognition and enforcement of foreign insolvency proceedings — Submission to foreign insolvency proceedings 1

Natural forum — Whether divorce proceedings in Singapore ought to be stayed based on forum non conveniens Domicile — Accommodation — Relevance to determination of domicile — Whether failure to own immoveable assets in Singapore negates intention to settle in this country Habitual residence — Whether mere possibility of cessation of employment negates habitual residence Family Law — Divorce — Stay of proceedings — Divorce proceedings in Singapore and France — Parties and their children are French citizens and have resided in Singapore for 10 years — Wife is working in Singapore and the children are studying in the French International School — Husband recently returned to France permanently — French courts obliged to apply Singapore law if they were to adjudicate on divorce and ancillary matters — Whether France is more appropriate forum to determine these matters — Whether divorce proceeding in Singapore should be stayed 1

Anti-suit injunction 1

Restraint of foreign proceedings — Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued 1

Lis alibi pendens — Doctrine of forum election — Stay 1

Foreign judgments — Defences — Breach of natural justice — Whether notice of proceedings was given — Whether service was properly effected 1

Jurisdiction — Forum non conveniens 1

Foreign judgments — Enforcement — Stay of enforcement pending application to set aside foreign judgment in court of origin 1

Jurisdiction 1

Choice of jurisdiction 1

Court Distribution

SGHC 7 SGHCF 2 SGHCR 2 SGCA 1 SGFC 1 SGHC(I) 1

Key Statutes

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

5 cases

Companies Act (Cap 50)

3 cases

International Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

2 cases

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

2 cases

Restructuring and Dissolution Act

2 cases

Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act

2 cases

Nothing herein is intended to grant any third party any right to enforce any term hereof or to confer on any third party any benefits hereunder for the purposes of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap 53B)

1 case

Family Justice Act

1 case

State Immunity Act

1 case

Nepalese Development Board Act

1 case

UK Insolvency Act

1 case

RECJA Repeal Act

1 case

Civil Law Act (Cap 43)

1 case

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Choo Han Teck 3 Sushil Sukumaran Nair 1 Sundaresh Menon 1 Steven Chong 1 Kannan Ramesh 1

Top Firms

Oon & Bazul LLP 2 WongPartnership LLP 1 LVM Law Chambers LLC 1 Shook Lin & Bok LLP 1 Covenant Chambers LLC 1

Top Lawyers

Han Guangyuan Keith 2 Teo Jin Yun Germaine 2 Lin Chunlong 1 Quek Wen Jiang, Gerard 1 Chua Ze Xuan 1

Cases

WELTON INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors v AVERIS PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors

11 February 2026

[2025] SGHC 240

LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors

4 December 2025

[2025] SGHCF 63

12 November 2025

[2025] SGHCR 36

Xiamen Tonghin Furniture Industries Co Pte Ltd v Goh Heng Tee

5 November 2025

[2025] SGFC 110

30 October 2025

[2025] SGHC 184

MBF NORTHERN SECURITIES SDN. BHD. (IN LIQUIDATION) v PURWADI

13 September 2025

[2025] SGHCR 29

GLAS SAS (London Branch) v European TopSoho S.À R.L & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC 147

Protrade Steel Company, Ltd v Aussins Overseas Pte. Ltd.

[2025] SGHC(I) 16

Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti - C.M.C. di Ravenna, Italy v Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu & Anor

[2025] SGHCF 35

Xu Xiangrong & Anor v Fu Xianwei & 8 Ors

SAPURA FABRICATION SDN. BHD. & 3 Ors v GAS

CITY SPARK (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. v THE OUTDOOR RECREATION GROUP, LLC & Anor

18 February 2025