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Le Ninh Tien v Rainbow Forest Enterprises Ltd and others [2025] SGHC 240
The court affirmed that the burden lies on the applicant to show that a foreign forum is distinctly more appropriate than Singapore in a forum non conveniens application, and that procedural convenience, while a relevant factor, does not override substantial jurisdictional ties.
Chern Chye Keow and another v Roger Peter Ponniah (administrator of the estate of John Danaraj Ponniah, deceased) [2025] SGHCR 19
The court held that Malaysia was the more appropriate forum for a dispute between estate beneficiaries and an administrator regarding the management of an estate, as the governing law of the dispute was Malaysia law and the relief sought involved land in Malaysia.
Asia-Pacific Ventures II Ltd and Others v PT Intimutiara Gasindo and Others [2001] SGHC 144
A stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens will be refused where the defendant fails to show that a foreign forum is clearly more appropriate, especially when the parties have contractually chosen Singapore law and submitted to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of S