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VH v VI and Another [2007] SGHC 221
A stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens will not be granted where the defendant has submitted to the jurisdiction and failed to establish that the foreign forum is clearly more appropriate.
Ang Ming Chuang v Singapore Airlines Ltd (Civil Aeronautics Administration, Third Party) [2004] SGHC 263
The court stayed the Singapore action on the grounds of lis alibi pendens and forum non conveniens, as the defendant had commenced a wider action in Taiwan and Taiwan was the more appropriate forum.
Praptono Honggopati Tjitrohupojo and Others v His Royal Highness Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj [2001] SGHC 380
A stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens is granted where the court is satisfied that another forum is clearly more appropriate for the trial of the action, considering factors such as the location of witnesses, the governing law of the transaction, and the res
Ram Parshotam Mittal v Portcullis Trustnet (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others
A limited stay of proceedings may be granted under the court's inherent jurisdiction or s 18 of the SCJA to promote international comity and reduce the risk of conflicting judgments, without needing to satisfy the strict forum non conveniens test.