Exchange Union Company & 3 Ors v Wo Qi & 11 Ors

Conflict of Laws — Natural forum; Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Case management stay; Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Stay on ground of forum non conveniens — Whether specific foreign court must be identified as alternative forum contended for; Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Stay on ground of forum non conveniens — Whether right to object on natural forum grounds to court’s exercise of jurisdiction and to apply for forum non conveniens stay was waived; Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Stay on ground of forum non conveniens — Applicable law connecting factor — Relevance of Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore and the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China on Information on Foreign Law signed on 3 December 2021