Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings

Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 19 cases from 2013 to 2025.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law FirmCases
Oon & Bazul LLP42.86% success rate7 cases36.8% of area
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP60.00% success rate5 cases26.3% of area
BlackOak LLC60.00% success rate5 cases26.3% of area
Providence Law Asia LLC0.00% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Straits Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Sim Chong LLC100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
K&L Gates Straits Law LLC0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Damodara Ong LLC0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Setia Law LLC100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Achievers LLC0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, ranked by case volume and success rates.

LawyerCases
Han Guangyuan Keith46.67% success rate4 cases21.1% of area
Angela Phoon Yan Ling46.67% success rate4 cases21.1% of area
Balakrishnan Ashok Kumar33.33% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Lee Eng Beng57.14% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Yeo En Fei Walter50.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Stanley Tan Sing Yee0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Santhiya d/o Kulasakeran0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Rajaram Muralli Raja0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Jerrie Tan Qiu Lin0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Kyle Gabriel Peters0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area

Recent Judgments

Displaying 19 most recent judgments out of 19 total cases

No.TitleCourtDecision DateOutcomes
1-25 Feb 2025
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2Terraform Labs: Recognition of US Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan under SG Model LawSingapore International Commercial Court20 Feb 2025
Reliefs granted under Article 21(1) of the SG Model Law.
3British Steamship v Thresh: Cross-Border Insolvency & COMI DeterminationCourt of Appeal of the republic of singapore23 Oct 2024
Appeal Dismissed
4Re Sapura 1200 Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of Foreign ProceedingsGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore17 Sep 2024
Recognition Application granted; interim relief sought granted.
5Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd v GAS: Cross-Border Insolvency, Arbitration, and Enforcement of Arbitral AgreementsGeneral Division of the High Court17 Sep 2024
Carve-out granted to GAS to proceed with arbitration against Sapura Entities, subject to condition of no enforcement without court permission.
6Re Fullerton Capital Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Disclosure OrdersGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore17 Jun 2024
Application allowed in the main
7Re PT Garuda Indonesia: Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceeding & Costs DisputeSingapore International Commercial Court11 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.
8Ascentra Holdings v SPGK: Recognition of Foreign Solvent Liquidation Proceedings in Cross-Border InsolvencyCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore24 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.
9Ascentra Holdings v SPGK Pte Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of Foreign Solvent Liquidation ProceedingsCourt of Appeal of the republic of singapore17 Oct 2023
Appeal Allowed
10Ascentra Holdings v SPGK: Cross-Border Insolvency & Foreign Proceeding RecognitionGeneral Division of the High Court02 Apr 2023
Application dismissed
11Re Rams Challenge Shipping: Recognition of Foreign Insolvency ProceedingsGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore14 Sep 2022
Recognition granted for Japanese Proceedings as foreign main proceedings and for the Japanese Orders.
12Re Tantleff, Alan: Recognition of US Bankruptcy Proceedings for Eagle Hospitality Trust EntitiesGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore23 Jun 2022
Recognition granted for Singapore Entities’ Chapter 11 Proceedings, the Chapter 11 Plan and the Confirmation Order under the Model Law as enacted in Singapore, but only in respect of S1 and S2.
13United Securities Sdn Bhd v United Overseas Bank: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of Foreign ProceedingsCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore09 Aug 2021
Appeal Dismissed
14Rooftop Group International: Recognition of US Chapter 11 Proceedings under UNCITRAL Model LawHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore02 Dec 2019
Recognition granted to the US Chapter 11 Proceedings as a foreign non-main proceeding.
15Zetta Jet Pte Ltd & Anor v Asia Aviation Holdings: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of US Bankruptcy ProceedingsHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore03 Mar 2019
US bankruptcy proceedings in relation to Zetta Jet Singapore are to be recognised as a foreign main proceeding.
16Zetta Jet Pte Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Recognition of US Bankruptcy ProceedingsHigh Court23 Jan 2018
Limited recognition granted to the Chapter 7 Trustee for the purpose of applying to set aside or appeal the Singapore injunction.
17Re Gulf Pacific Shipping Ltd: Recognition of Foreign Liquidators in Cross-Border InsolvencyHigh Court29 Dec 2016
Application granted, with liberty to apply extended to any affected party.
18Re Taisoo Suk: Recognition of Korean Rehabilitation Proceedings for Hanjin ShippingHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore13 Sep 2016
Orders granted for recognition of Hanjin's rehabilitation proceedings in Korea, restraint of proceedings against Hanjin and its Singapore subsidiaries, and stay of present proceedings against them, except for the arrest of the Hanjin Rome.
19World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & DefamationHigh Court09 Apr 2013
Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1.