Natural forum
Natural forum is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 73 cases from 2000 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Natural forum, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Drew & Napier LLC46.15% success rate | 13 cases17.8% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP55.56% success rate | 9 cases12.3% of area |
| Straits Law Practice LLC33.33% success rate | 6 cases8.2% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP66.67% success rate | 6 cases8.2% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP25.00% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Tan Kok Quan Partnership75.00% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Lee & Lee66.67% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| TSMP Law Corporation0.00% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| Niru & Co LLC33.33% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Natural forum, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Toh Kian Sing60.00% success rate | 5 cases6.8% of area |
| N Sreenivasan37.50% success rate | 5 cases6.8% of area |
| Davinder Singh33.33% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Cavinder Bull55.56% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Leong Yi-Ming62.50% success rate | 4 cases5.5% of area |
| Jaikanth Shankar20.00% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| Tay Hong Zhi Gerald60.00% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| Kanapathi Pillai Nirumalan25.00% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| Woo Shu Yan60.00% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
| Calvin Liang33.33% success rate | 3 cases4.1% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 73 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | Finaport Pte Ltd v Techteryx Ltd: Anti-Suit Injunction & Conflict of Laws | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Dec 2024 | Application dismissed with costs. |
| 3 | - | 12 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 4 | - | 03 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 5 | A Symphony v Sea Justice: Forum Non Conveniens & Retention of Security in Admiralty Collision Case | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 25 Aug 2024 | Appeal dismissed with costs fixed at $25,000 (all-in). |
| 6 | Public Prosecutor v JCS: Statutory Rape, Sexual Penetration of a Minor, and Rioting | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Jul 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 7 | Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar: Appeal on Breach of Trust & Extension of Time Application | Appellate Division of the High Court | 24 Jun 2024 | Application to strike out the appeal dismissed; no order made on applications to adduce further evidence. |
| 8 | The "Sea Justice": Collision Dispute, Forum Non Conveniens, and Admiralty Jurisdiction | General Division of the High Court | 08 Feb 2024 | Appeals dismissed. Security to be returned to Defendant; arrest of vessel not set aside; Plaintiff to pay expert fees. |
| 9 | Group Lease Holdings v JTrust Asia: Issue Estoppel & Damages in Deceit & Conspiracy | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 21 Nov 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 10 | CXG v CXI: Enforcing Interim Measures in Singapore-Seated Arbitration | General Division of the High Court | 11 Sep 2023 | Stay Applications dismissed with costs. |
| 11 | BCS Business Consulting Services v Baker: Anti-Suit Injunction & Protection of Singapore Court Judgments | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Sep 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 12 | Shen v Xia: Setting Aside Service & Jurisdiction in Misappropriation Claim | General Division of the High Court | 28 Aug 2022 | Service Out Order set aside. |
| 13 | Vibrant Group Ltd v Tong Chi Ho: Forum Non Conveniens & Service Out of Jurisdiction | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 31 Mar 2022 | Application dismissed in its entirety. |
| 14 | Pilgrim v Asian Appraisal: Negligence in Asset Valuation and Loan Security | General Division of the High Court | 16 Jan 2022 | Plaintiff's claims dismissed. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | VKC v VJZ: Anti-Suit Injunction & Exclusive Jurisdiction in Estate Dispute | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Jul 2021 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 18 | 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. |
| 19 | 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. |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | - | 26 Nov 2019 | Unknown | |
| 22 | Civelli v. Mulacek: Forum Non Conveniens & Anti-Suit Injunction in Loan Dispute | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Aug 2019 | Mr Mulacek’s application for an anti-suit injunction to restrain the Texas proceedings is dismissed. Subject to Mr Civelli fulfilling his undertaking to discontinue both suits, Mr Civelli’s applications for an extension of time to apply for a stay of Mr Mulacek’s counterclaim, and for a stay of the same are granted. |
| 23 | Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Jhaveri Darsan Jitendra: Anti-Suit Injunction & Natural Forum Dispute | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Jul 2019 | Appeal Allowed |
| 24 | Shanghai Turbo v Liu Ming: Setting Aside Service Order & Interim Injunctions | High Court of Singapore | 29 Jul 2018 | Application to set aside service order and interim injunctions allowed. |
| 25 | IM Skaugen v MAN Diesel: Misrepresentation, Assignment, and Forum in Marine Engine Fuel Consumption Dispute | High Court | 24 May 2018 | Appeal Allowed |
| 26 | Lakshmi v Jhaveri: Anti-Suit Injunction & Natural Forum Dispute in BVI Share Ownership | High Court | 16 Apr 2018 | Originating Summons and Summons dismissed. |
| 27 | Sinco Technologies v Singapore Chi Cheng: Forum Non Conveniens & Stay of Proceedings | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Sep 2017 | The defendants’ applications for a stay of proceedings were granted, with a stay of six months until 2018-01-12. The plaintiff was ordered to commence proceedings afresh in Zhuhai, to be tried together with the first defendant’s claim against the plaintiff there. |
| 28 | 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. |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | Rotary Engineering v Kioumji & Eslim: Forum Non Conveniens and Stay of Proceedings | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Mar 2017 | Appeal allowed. |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | 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. |
| 33 | BNP Paribas Wealth Management v Jacob Agam: Stay of Court Proceedings & Forum Shopping | Singapore International Commercial Court | 27 Oct 2016 | Application dismissed with costs. |
| 34 | Kioumji & Eslim v Rotary Engineering: Forum Non Conveniens & Choice of Law | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 06 Oct 2016 | Application to stay the proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens dismissed. |
| 35 | Ramesh v AXA Life: Negligence, Duty of Care, and Employer References | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Jul 2016 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 36 | Accent Delight v Bouvier: Forum Non Conveniens & Conflict of Laws | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Mar 2016 | Summonses dismissed. |
| 37 | Abdul Rashid v Hii Yii Ann: Forum Non Conveniens & Witness Compellability | High Court | 27 Jan 2016 | Defendant's application to stay proceedings on the grounds of forum non conveniens dismissed. |
| 38 | Ram Parshotam Mittal v Portcullis Trustnet: Dispute over Hotel Ownership and Trust Obligations | High Court | 15 Jul 2014 | Anti-suit injunction dismissed; limited stay of proceedings granted in part. |
| 39 | Bank of East Asia v Quah Su-Ling: Summary Judgment and Stay Application in Share Margin Facility Dispute | High Court | 27 Mar 2014 | Appeals dismissed; summary judgment granted to the plaintiff. |
| 40 | World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation | High Court | 09 Apr 2013 | Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1. |
| 41 | Vorobiev Nikolay v Lush John Frederick Peters: Forum Non Conveniens & Tort of Misrepresentation | High Court | 10 Mar 2011 | Plaintiff’s appeal is dismissed with costs. |
| 42 | Yap v Tan: Stay of Proceedings & Anti-Suit Injunction in Partnership Dispute | High Court | 10 Jan 2011 | Stay Appeal and Anti-Suit Injunction dismissed. |
| 43 | ANL Singapore Ltd v The “Makassar Caraka Jaya Niaga III-39”: Dispute over Slot Charterparty Agreement and Foreign Arbitration | High Court | 24 Oct 2010 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 44 | Holdrich Investment Ltd v Siemens AG: Forum Non Conveniens & Contractual Choice of Law | High Court | 20 Dec 2009 | Appeal Allowed |
| 45 | Trane US Inc v Stott: Extension of Time for Defence Pending Stay Application Appeal | High Court | 08 Mar 2009 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 46 | Regalindo Resources v Seatrek Trans: Anti-Suit Injunction & Arbitration Agreement Dispute | High Court | 15 May 2008 | Application dismissed. |
| 47 | Rickshaw Investments v Nicolai Von Uexkull: Forum Non Conveniens & Jurisdiction in Contractual Disputes | High Court | 26 Apr 2006 | Appeal Allowed |
| 48 | Tay Way Bock v Yeunh Oi Siong: Forum Non Conveniens & Breach of Contract | High Court | 01 Feb 2006 | Application granted; Suit stayed on the grounds of forum non conveniens. |
| 49 | Tan Yeow Hiang Kenneth v Tan Chor Chuan: Review of Costs in Defamation Action | High Court | 09 Nov 2005 | The court decided that it did not have the power to allow a further reduction on account of the failed defenses. The court also decided that, even if it were open to it to grant a reduction, no reduction ought to be allowed. |
| 50 | Q & M Enterprises Sdn Bhd v Poh Kiat: Forum Non Conveniens & Summary Judgment | High Court | 30 Aug 2005 | Appeal dismissed. |