CXG and another v CXI and others 2023 SGHC 244 - 12 September 2023
Country
Year
2023
Summary
Should this court, despite possessing the jurisdiction to hear an application to enforce a tribunal-ordered interim measure in a Singapore-seated international arbitration (a "domestic interim measure"), nevertheless decline to exercise that jurisdiction on grounds of forum non conveniens ("FNC")? This was the main question raised in these summonses. While the issue initially appeared straightforward, there was a surprising dearth of authority. Upon closer examination, it presented interesting questions on the nature of enforcing a domestic interim measure, the relevance of the FNC doctrine, and what it means for it to be appropriate for the court to hear this action.
After hearing parties' submissions, I dismissed the applications, providing brief grounds then. These are my detailed grounds of decision.
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