Matter

Exchange Union Co and others v Wo Qi and others (Singapore High Court Originating Claim No 107 of 2024)

12 June 2026Singapore
12 June 2026Singapore
Judgment of the General Division of the High Court of Singapore in Originating Claim No 107 of 2024 dated 12 June 2026
General Division of the High Court of Singapore
Case no.
Originating Claim No 107 of 2024; Summonses Nos 1750, 1751 and 2292 of 2025
Citation
[2026] SGHC 124
Decision summary
The court dismissed the defendants’ applications for a forum non conveniens stay and their alternative applications for a case management stay pending the PRC divorce proceedings. It held that the active defendants had waived their right to seek a forum non conveniens stay, and that the PRC was not shown to be the clearly or distinctly more appropriate forum; the parallel divorce proceedings did not justify a case management stay.
Supporting details
27 authorities · 19 participants
Exchange Union Co
Representative
Ng Jern Fei KC (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Expert
Ren Wenxia (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
C2
Representative
Ng Jern Fei KC (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Expert
Ren Wenxia (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
C3
Representative
Ng Jern Fei KC (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Expert
Ren Wenxia (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Wo Wei Dong
Representative
Ng Jern Fei KC (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Expert
Ren Wenxia (For: Exchange Union Co · C2 · C3 · Wo Wei Dong)
Wo Qi
Representative
Daniel Chia (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · Wo Quan)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
Sun Hongmin
Representative
Daniel Chia (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · Wo Quan)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
D3
Representative
Jonathan Tang (For: D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
D4
Representative
Jonathan Tang (For: D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
D8
D9
Representative
Jonathan Tang (For: D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
D10
Representative
Jonathan Tang (For: D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
D11
Representative
Jonathan Tang (For: D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
Wo Quan
Representative
Daniel Chia (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · Wo Quan)
Expert
Yun Zhi (For: Wo Qi · Sun Hongmin · D3 · D4 · D9 · D10 · D11 · Wo Quan)
General Division of the High Court of Singapore
Judge
Kristy Tan J
Authorities cited
27
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  case-law
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  statute
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  statute
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  statute
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Direct judgment

Exchange Union Co

C2

C3

Wo Wei Dong

Wo Qi

Sun Hongmin

D3

D4

D8

D9

D10

D11

Wo Quan

General Division of the High Court of Singapore