Finaport Pte. Ltd. v Techteryx Ltd.

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 High Court (Appellate Division) 21 July 2025 • AD/CA 67/2024 ( AD/SUM 5/2025 ) • 41 min read
20 cases cited (11 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Conflict of Laws ? Restraint of foreign proceedings ? Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued ? Breach of multi-tiered dispute-resolution clause by way of foreign Vandepitte proceeding

Practice Areas

Conflict of Laws ? Restraint of foreign proceedings ? Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued ? Breach of multi-tiered dispute-resolution clause by way of foreign Vandepitte proceeding

Judges (3)

Hri Kumar Nair Coram Kannan Ramesh Delivered See Kee Oon Coram

Counsel (8)

Bayfront Law LLC Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Abdul Mateen bin Mohamed Nagib Bajerai Counsel Appellant Foo Yiew Min Counsel Respondent Paras Manohar Lalwani Counsel Appellant Reka Mohan Counsel Appellant Tnee Zixian Keith Counsel Respondent Tyronne Toh Jia-En Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Finaport Pte. Ltd. Appellant Techteryx Ltd. Respondent

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 21 July 2025 concerning Conflict of Laws ? Restraint of foreign proceedings ? Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued ? Breach of multi-tiered dispute-resolution clause by way of foreign Vandepitte proceeding. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh, with Hri Kumar Nair and See Kee Oon on the coram. The case was brought by Finaport Pte. Ltd. (appellant) against Techteryx Ltd. (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Bayfront Law LLC and Tan Kok Quan Partnership. The judgment cites 20 cases (11 Singapore, 9 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Summary

Finaport sought an anti-suit injunction to restrain Techteryx from continuing Hong Kong proceedings that allegedly breached a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause in a contract. The Appellate Division partially allowed the appeal, granting a contractual anti-suit injunction limited to the claim that breached the pre-litigation conditions, but declined to injunct the Hong Kong proceedings in their entirety.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 10?

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 (Finaport Pte. Ltd. v Techteryx Ltd.) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 21 July 2025 addressing Conflict of Laws ? Restraint of foreign proceedings ? Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued ? Breach of multi-tiered dispute-resolution clause by way of foreign Vandepitte proceeding. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh.

Who were the parties in Finaport Pte. Ltd. v Techteryx Ltd.?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 10 was Finaport Pte. Ltd., and the respondent was Techteryx Ltd.. Legal representation included Tan Kok Quan Partnership and Bayfront Law LLC. The case was decided on 21 July 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 10?

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 was delivered by Kannan Ramesh in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 21 July 2025. Hri Kumar Nair and See Kee Oon also sat on the coram. The case concerned Conflict of Laws ? Restraint of foreign proceedings ? Breach of legal or equitable right not to be sued ? Breach of multi-tiered dispute-resolution clause by way of foreign Vandepitte proceeding.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 10 cite?

[2025] SGHC(A) 10 cites 20 prior decisions, including 9 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Statutes Cited

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)
s 35

Cases Cited (20)

SG (1)
[2024] SGHC 329
SLR (10)
[1994] 2 SLR(R) 898 [1997] 2 SLR(R) 148 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 1029 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 428 [2016] 5 SLR 372 [2018] 1 SLR 76 [2019] 1 SLR 732 [2019] 2 SLR 372 [2022] 2 SLR 380 [2024] 1 SLR 690
UK (9)
[1919] AC 801 [1933] AC 70 [1934] Ch 65 [1987] AC 730 [1987] AC 871 [2000] Ch 291 [2011] 1 AC 240 [2019] 4 All ER 745 [2025] EWHC 385

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 10)