Conflict of Laws
Conflict of Laws is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 105 cases from 2001 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Conflict of Laws, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Drew & Napier LLC37.50% success rate | 16 cases15.2% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP71.43% success rate | 14 cases13.3% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP53.85% success rate | 13 cases12.4% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP42.86% success rate | 7 cases6.7% of area |
| Colin Ng & Partners60.00% success rate | 5 cases4.8% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP40.00% success rate | 5 cases4.8% of area |
| Haridass Ho & Partners60.00% success rate | 5 cases4.8% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership20.00% success rate | 5 cases4.8% of area |
| Lee & Lee25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.8% of area |
| Wong Partnership LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases3.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Conflict of Laws, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Koh Tien Hua50.00% success rate | 5 cases4.8% of area |
| Foo Maw Shen50.00% success rate | 4 cases3.8% of area |
| Hri Kumar75.00% success rate | 4 cases3.8% of area |
| Alvin Yeo40.00% success rate | 4 cases3.8% of area |
| Calvin Liang75.00% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
| N Sreenivasan37.50% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
| Cavinder Bull40.00% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
| Chew Xiang50.00% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
| Leong Yi-Ming71.43% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
| Toh Kian Sing33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.9% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 105 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terraform Labs: Recognition of US Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan under SG Model Law | Singapore International Commercial Court | 20 Feb 2025 | Reliefs granted under Article 21(1) of the SG Model Law. |
| 2 | City Spark v The Outdoor Recreation Group: Forum Non Conveniens in Defamation Claim | General Division of the High Court | 17 Feb 2025 | Appeal dismissed with costs. |
| 3 | Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd: Cryptoassets, Trust Law, and Forum Conveniens | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Jan 2024 | Defendants' application dismissed. |
| 4 | Golden Pacific Shipping v Arc Marine Engineering: Negligence & Bailment in Ship Repair | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 18 Jan 2024 | Plaintiff's claim dismissed |
| 5 | Yap Kian Sing v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Drug Trafficking Sentence | General Division of the High Court | 10 Dec 2023 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 6 | Qompass Voyage Ltd v APACPAY Pte Ltd: Stay of Proceedings & Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause | General Division of the High Court | 23 Nov 2023 | Application dismissed. |
| 7 | DBX & DBY v DBZ: Setting Aside Arbitration Award - Margin Financing Facility Dispute | Singapore International Commercial Court | 14 Nov 2023 | Application dismissed. |
| 8 | - | 23 Oct 2023 | Unknown | |
| 9 | Oro Negro Drilling v Integradora: Injunction for Breach of Negative Covenant in Restructuring Proceedings | General Division of the High Court | 22 Oct 2023 | Judgment for Plaintiffs |
| 10 | Zhang Lan v La Dolce Vita: Equitable Execution & Trust Dispute | Appellate Division of the High Court | 26 Jun 2023 | Appeals Dismissed |
| 11 | CYW v CYX: Setting Aside Arbitration Award - Breach of Natural Justice | Singapore International Commercial Court | 30 May 2023 | Application dismissed. |
| 12 | Allianz Capital Partners GmbH v Goh Andress: Extended Fiona Trust Principle & Jurisdiction Clauses | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 07 May 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 13 | Deutsche Telekom AG v. Republic of India: BIT, Arbitration, State Immunity, Enforcement of Award | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT | 29 Jan 2023 | SUM 155, SUM 24, SUM 45 and SUM 720 are dismissed. |
| 14 | The Star Pty Ltd v Guoxing Cui: Recognition of Foreign Judgment on Gambling Debt | General Division of the High Court | 19 Jan 2023 | Appeal dismissed; registration of the judgment under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act declined to be set aside. |
| 15 | Sang Cheol Woo v Charles Choi Spackman: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Conspiracy Claims | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 29 Nov 2022 | Judgment for Plaintiff; Seoul High Court Judgment enforceable against the first defendant, Charles Choi Spackman. Korean Supreme Court Judgment and New York Judgment not enforceable. |
| 16 | Allianz Capital Partners GmbH v Goh Andress: Forum Non Conveniens & Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause | General Division of the High Court | 25 Oct 2022 | Appeal Allowed |
| 17 | URN v URM: Child Maintenance Dispute Involving Singapore and Swedish Orders | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Jan 2022 | Both appeals dismissed. |
| 18 | TA Private Capital v UD Trading: Forum Non Conveniens & Stay of Proceedings | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 09 Dec 2021 | Application dismissed. |
| 19 | Star Entertainment QLD Ltd v Yong Khong Yoong Mark: Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Gambling Judgments | General Division of the High Court | 02 Dec 2021 | Appeal dismissed; registration of the Australian judgment under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act declined to be set aside. |
| 20 | - | 11 Nov 2021 | Unknown | |
| 21 | Sinopec v Bank of Communications: Jurisdiction & Forum Non Conveniens in Letter of Credit Dispute | General Division of the High Court | 27 Oct 2021 | Declaration Application and Stay Application dismissed. Amendment Application granted. Case Management Stay Application dismissed. |
| 22 | PT Karya Indo Batam v Wang Zhenwen: Anti-Suit Injunction for Batam Project Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Jul 2021 | Anti-suit injunction granted to restrain PT Karya Indo Batam from pursuing actions in Indonesia relating to the Batam Project. |
| 23 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Merck KGaA: Transnational Issue Estoppel & Foreign Judgments | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Feb 2021 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 24 | Lew v Nargolwala: Agency, Contract Formation, Trusts & Conflict of Laws | Court of Appeal | 09 Feb 2021 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 25 | Chen Yun Hian Christopher v BHNV Online Ltd: Conflict of Laws & Jurisdiction in Fraud Claim | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Dec 2020 | Applications by the first, fifth, and sixth defendants granted; the court declared it lacked jurisdiction over them. |
| 26 | Gokul Patnaik v Nine Rivers Capital Ltd: Setting Aside SIAC Award for Put Option Dispute | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT | 11 Nov 2020 | Application dismissed. |
| 27 | Tamar Perry v Bonnet Esculier: Interpleader, Striking Out, Pleadings Amendment in Offshore Case | Singapore International Commercial Court | 29 Oct 2020 | Application to strike out the unjust enrichment claim succeeded. Leave to amend the Writ and Statement of Claim was not granted in certain respects. The case was designated as an Offshore case. |
| 28 | Recovery Vehicle 1 v Industries Chimiques: Service Out of Jurisdiction & Forum Conveniens | Court of Appeal | 28 Oct 2020 | Appeal in Civil Appeal No 32 allowed; Appeal in Civil Appeal No 31 dismissed. |
| 29 | Bunge SA v Shrikant Bhasi: Jurisdiction, Forum Non Conveniens & Contractual Interpretation | Court of Appeal | 29 Sep 2020 | Appeal allowed in part. Claims to be heard in Singapore. |
| 30 | Mulacek v Civelli: Appeal on Forum Non Conveniens and Anti-Suit Injunction in Breach of Contract and Fiduciary Duty Claims | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 14 Jun 2020 | Appeals dismissed with costs. |
| 31 | Raffles Education v. Prakash: Forum Non Conveniens, Conspiracy, Misrepresentation | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Apr 2020 | Defendants' stay applications dismissed with costs to the Plaintiffs. |
| 32 | First Global Funds Ltd v PT Bank JTrust: Striking Out Pleadings & Amendment Application | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Feb 2020 | Plaintiffs' appeals dismissed; costs reserved to the trial judge; application for leave to appeal dismissed. |
| 33 | Recovery Vehicle 1 v Industries Chimiques Du Senegal: Service Out of Jurisdiction & Forum Conveniens | High Court of Singapore | 15 Dec 2019 | Recovery Vehicle 1 Pte Ltd’s appeal is allowed. |
| 34 | MAN Diesel v IM Skaugen: Forum Non Conveniens & Service Out of Jurisdiction | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Dec 2019 | Appeal Allowed |
| 35 | - | 26 Nov 2019 | Unknown | |
| 36 | Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse: Forum Non Conveniens & Exclusive Jurisdiction in Trust Dispute | High Court of Singapore | 17 Jan 2019 | Appeals dismissed. |
| 37 | - | 20 Dec 2018 | Unknown | |
| 38 | Vinmar v PTT: Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses, Incorporation by Dealings, and Stay of Proceedings | Court of Appeal | 21 Oct 2018 | Appeal Allowed |
| 39 | Sanum Investments v ST Group: Enforcement of Arbitral Award & Tribunal Jurisdiction | High Court of Singapore | 17 Jun 2018 | Summons dismissed against ST Group Co., Ltd., Sithat Xaysoulivong, and ST Vegas Co.; summons allowed for S.T. Vegas Enterprise Ltd. |
| 40 | Goldilocks Investment Co Ltd v Noble Group Ltd: Interim Injunction & Shareholder Rights under SFA | High Court | 06 May 2018 | Injunction granted on modified terms. |
| 41 | Lakshmi v Jhaveri: Anti-Suit Injunction & Natural Forum Dispute in BVI Share Ownership | High Court | 16 Apr 2018 | Originating Summons and Summons dismissed. |
| 42 | BGC Partners v Kevin Tan: Service Out of Jurisdiction & Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Aug 2017 | Appeal dismissed; leave to serve out of jurisdiction granted. |
| 43 | Trisuryo Garuda Nusa v SKP Pradiksi: Choice of Jurisdiction & Forum Non Conveniens | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Aug 2017 | Appeal allowed in part; appeal dismissed in part. |
| 44 | Agam v BNP Paribas: Interpretation of Banking Act Sections 14A-14C & 55B-55C, Overseas Banks, Statutory Regulations | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 17 May 2017 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 45 | Rappo v Accent Delight: Forum Non Conveniens, Stay of Proceedings & Conflict of Laws | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Apr 2017 | Appeal Allowed |
| 46 | TMT Co. Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland: Stay of Proceedings & Natural Forum in Conflict of Laws & Arbitration | High Court | 06 Feb 2017 | Appeals dismissed; service out of jurisdiction against the 3rd Defendant set aside; proceedings in Singapore against the Defendants should be stayed. |
| 47 | Ong Ghee Soon Kevin v Ho Yong Chong: Negligent Misrepresentation & Amaru Shares | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Dec 2016 | Plaintiff's action against the defendant is dismissed with costs. |
| 48 | Trung Nguyen Group Corp v Trung Nguyen International Pte Ltd: Stay of Proceedings & Forum Non Conveniens | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Nov 2016 | Stay of proceedings granted pending the outcome of proceedings in Vietnam. |
| 49 | BNP Paribas Wealth Management v Jacob Agam: Stay of Court Proceedings & Forum Shopping | Singapore International Commercial Court | 27 Oct 2016 | Application dismissed with costs. |
| 50 | Southern Realty v Chen Jia Fu: Forum Non Conveniens & Beneficial Ownership of Shares | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Oct 2016 | Stay of proceedings granted with costs. |