Foreign Law
Foreign Law is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 78 cases from 2000 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Foreign Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| WongPartnership LLP64.29% success rate | 14 cases17.9% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC21.43% success rate | 14 cases17.9% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP54.55% success rate | 11 cases14.1% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP77.78% success rate | 9 cases11.5% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP57.14% success rate | 7 cases9.0% of area |
| Oon & Bazul LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases5.1% of area |
| BlackOak LLC50.00% success rate | 4 cases5.1% of area |
| Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP66.67% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Lee & Lee66.67% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Mallal & Namazie66.67% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Foreign Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Cavinder Bull40.00% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Lee Eng Beng57.14% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Balakrishnan Ashok Kumar33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Leo Cheng Suan33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.8% of area |
| Kenneth Pereira66.67% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
| Leo Zhen Wei Lionel100.00% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
| Chang Man Phing Jenny37.50% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
| Sheryl Lauren Koh Quanli33.33% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
| Koh Swee Yen50.00% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
| Emmanuel Duncan Chua100.00% success rate | 2 cases2.6% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 78 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DMZ v DNA: Permission to Commence Proceedings Against Insolvent Party in Arbitration Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Feb 2025 | Application Dismissed |
| 2 | DKB v. DKC: Enforcement of Foreign Award and Stay Application under International Arbitration Act | Singapore International Commercial Court | 24 Oct 2024 | Application dismissed with costs. |
| 3 | British Steamship v Thresh: Cross-Border Insolvency & COMI Determination | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 23 Oct 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 4 | Liberty Engineering v Renault: Guarantee, Contractual Terms & French Law | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 07 Oct 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 5 | Pertamina v Phoenix Petroleum: Setting Aside Service of Process in SICC Arbitration Enforcement | Singapore International Commercial Court | 26 Sep 2024 | Application dismissed; service of originating application valid. |
| 6 | Re Fullerton Capital Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Disclosure Orders | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Jun 2024 | Application allowed in the main |
| 7 | Re PT Garuda Indonesia: Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceeding & Costs Dispute | Singapore International Commercial Court | 11 Jun 2024 | Greylag Goose Leasing Entities to pay applicants US$228,503.70 in costs, IDR 277,500,000 for experts' fees, S$784.08 and IDR 41,636,921 for experts' disbursements, and S$11,293.71 for other disbursements. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | Ascentra Holdings v SPGK: Recognition of Foreign Solvent Liquidation Proceedings in Cross-Border Insolvency | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Jan 2024 | The Court of Appeal declined to impose the conditions sought by the respondent in respect of the recognition of Ascentra’s Cayman Liquidation as a foreign main proceeding in Singapore, save for the termination of the Automatic Moratorium. |
| 10 | Re PT Garuda Indonesia: Recognition of Foreign Proceeding & Enforcement of Restructuring Plan | Singapore International Commercial Court | 17 Jan 2024 | Application allowed; PKPU Proceeding recognized as a foreign main proceeding; reliefs sought by Garuda Indonesia granted, subject to terms. |
| 11 | WKR v WKQ: Contested Resealing of Vanuatu Grant & Domicile Dispute | Appellate Division of the High Court | 26 Oct 2023 | Appeals allowed. |
| 12 | Affert Resources v Industries Chimiques: Extension of Time for Expert Affidavit on Senegalese Law | General Division of the High Court | 25 Oct 2023 | Appeal allowed in part and dismissed in part. |
| 13 | Ascentra Holdings v SPGK Pte Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of Foreign Solvent Liquidation Proceedings | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 17 Oct 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 14 | Lim Chang Huat v Stronghold Global Holdings: Breach of Contract and Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Sep 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 15 | CYW v CYX: Setting Aside Arbitration Award - Breach of Natural Justice | Singapore International Commercial Court | 30 May 2023 | Application dismissed. |
| 16 | CNA v CNB: Setting Aside Arbitral Award Based on Jurisdictional Challenge and Fiduciary Duty Breach | Singapore International Commercial Court | 01 May 2023 | Applications to set aside the First Partial Award and Second Partial Award are dismissed. |
| 17 | Ascentra Holdings v SPGK: Cross-Border Insolvency & Foreign Proceeding Recognition | General Division of the High Court | 02 Apr 2023 | Application dismissed |
| 18 | CPU v CPX: Setting Aside SIAC Arbitration Award for Breach of Natural Justice and Incapacity | Singapore International Commercial Court | 24 Jul 2022 | Application to set aside the Award dismissed. |
| 19 | Hainan Hui Bang v Ma Binxiang: Investment Agreement Dispute under PRC Law | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Jan 2022 | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| 20 | Haribo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Aquarius Corp: Breach of Contract, Damages, and Set-off Dispute | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 01 Dec 2021 | Judgment for Plaintiff in part and Judgment for Defendant in part; counterclaim allowed in part. |
| 21 | United Securities Sdn Bhd v United Overseas Bank: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of Foreign Proceedings | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 09 Aug 2021 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 22 | - | 13 Dec 2020 | Unknown | |
| 23 | 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. |
| 24 | Paulus Tannos v Heince Tombak Simanjuntak: Recognition of Foreign Bankruptcy Orders & Natural Justice | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Aug 2020 | Appeals allowed. |
| 25 | Malayan Banking v Bakri Navigation: Floating Charge Crystallization & Priority Dispute | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Apr 2020 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 26 | BNA v BNB: Governing Law of Arbitration Agreement & Arbitral Seat | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Dec 2019 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 27 | Rooftop Group International: Recognition of US Chapter 11 Proceedings under UNCITRAL Model Law | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Dec 2019 | Recognition granted to the US Chapter 11 Proceedings as a foreign non-main proceeding. |
| 28 | ST Group Co Ltd v Sanum Investments: Enforcement of Arbitration Award & Scope of Arbitration Agreement | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Nov 2019 | Civil Appeal No 113 of 2018 allowed; Leave Order granted to Sanum Investments Limited set aside. Civil Appeal No 114 of 2018 dismissed. |
| 29 | Heince Tombak Simanjuntak v Paulus Tannos: Recognition of Indonesian Bankruptcy Orders in Singapore | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Sep 2019 | Recognition granted to the Indonesian Bankruptcy Orders. The respondents' application for setting aside the recognition order was dismissed. |
| 30 | - | 20 Dec 2018 | Unknown | |
| 31 | Teng Wen-Chung v EFG Bank: Foreign Illegality & Contract Enforcement | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Oct 2018 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 32 | Man Diesel & Turbo SE v I.M. Skaugen: Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award & Adjournment Proceedings | High Court of Singapore | 27 May 2018 | Defendant's application dismissed; ex parte leave order affirmed. |
| 33 | 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. |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | Arris Solutions v Asian Broadcasting Network: Breach of Contract & Cross-Border Insolvency | Singapore International Commercial Court | 07 Feb 2017 | Judgment for Second and Third Plaintiffs; First Plaintiff's claim dismissed; Defendant's application for stay of proceedings refused. |
| 37 | 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. |
| 38 | Humpuss Sea Transport v PT Humpuss: Inter-Company Loans & Restructuring | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Oct 2016 | Striking out application dismissed with costs. Stay application dismissed in its entirety with costs. |
| 39 | Sanum Investments v. Government of Lao: Treaty Interpretation & Arbitration Jurisdiction | Court of Appeal | 28 Sep 2016 | Appeal Allowed |
| 40 | Re Opti-Medix Ltd: Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings for Companies Incorporated Outside Jurisdiction | High Court | 31 May 2016 | Recognition of the bankruptcy orders of the Tokyo District Court and of the appointment of the Applicant as the Bankruptcy Trustee of the Companies granted. |
| 41 | - | 17 Apr 2016 | Unknown | |
| 42 | Bunge SA v Indian Bank: Forum Non Conveniens & Breach of Undertaking | High Court | 29 Dec 2015 | Singapore proceedings stayed in favour of India as the more appropriate forum. |
| 43 | Yap Chai Ling v Hou Wa Yi: Setting Aside Decree Nisi Based on Prior Foreign Divorce Judgment | High Court | 11 Nov 2015 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 44 | Harjit Kaur v Saroop Singh: Financial Relief After Foreign Divorce Under Women's Charter | High Court | 19 Jul 2015 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 45 | Ram Parshotam Mittal v Portcullis Trustnet: Discovery Dispute over Labuan Companies Act | High Court | 26 Apr 2015 | Application allowed; Defendants ordered to produce documents for inspection. |
| 46 | ABU v Comptroller of Income Tax: Exchange of Information, Double Taxation, Banking Act | Court of Appeal | 21 Jan 2015 | Appeal dismissed in part; order varied to reflect the original request made by the JNTA. |
| 47 | Tang Yong Kiat Rickie v Sinesinga Sdn Bhd: Bankruptcy Order Annulment Dispute | High Court | 10 Mar 2014 | Application dismissed. |
| 48 | Beluga Chartering GmbH v Beluga Projects: Cross-Border Insolvency, s377(3)(c) Companies Act | Court of Appeal | 25 Feb 2014 | Appeal Allowed |
| 49 | - | 29 Dec 2013 | Unknown | |
| 50 | Sarawak Timber v Asia Pulp: Enforcement of Malaysian Judgment on Unpaid Share Capital | High Court | 12 Nov 2013 | Appeal Allowed |