ALEKSANDR VIKTOROVICH PROSETSKII v IGOR SMIRNOV & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHCR 25 High Court Registrar 30 July 2025 HC/OA 1311/2024 ( HC/SUM 958/2025,HC/SUM 561/2025 ) 60 min read
31 cases cited (27 SG, 4 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

I dismissed the applications and found no reason to set aside the Service Out Order.

Source: [2025] SGHCR 25, High Court Registrar, decided 30 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court High Court Registrar
Decided
Judge Chong Fu Shan
Charges / claim Civil Procedure
Outcome Application dismissed
Counsel Clasis LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Setia Law LLC, Clarissa Soon, Gan Eng Tong, Koh Junxiang, Tan Mazie, Tomoyuki Lewis Ban, Yam Wern Jhien

Source: [2025] SGHCR 25, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Parties (4)

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 25 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 30 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing service. The judgment was delivered by Chong Fu Shan. The case was brought by Aleksandr Viktorovich Prosetskii (applicant) against Infinite Tide Corp. and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Clasis LLC and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The judgment cites 31 cases (27 Singapore, 4 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHCR 25 explained

ALEKSANDR VIKTOROVICH PROSETSKII v IGOR SMIRNOV & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 25) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 30 July 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2025] SGHCR 25 about?

ALEKSANDR VIKTOROVICH PROSETSKII v IGOR SMIRNOV & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 25) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Service”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHCR 25 consider?

The judgment refers to Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHCR 25?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHCR 25 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

A Singapore businessman sought to serve an originating application out of jurisdiction on a Moldovan citizen and two BVI/Seychelles companies in a dispute over shares allegedly held on trust. The court dismissed the defendants' applications to set aside the service out order, finding good arguable cases that the exclusive jurisdiction clause and trust deed were governed by Singapore law, and that service on nominal defendants who were not directly sued was permissible.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 25?

[2025] SGHCR 25 (ALEKSANDR VIKTOROVICH PROSETSKII v IGOR SMIRNOV & 2 Ors) is a High Court Registrar decision from 30 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically service. The judgment was delivered by Chong Fu Shan.

Who were the parties in ALEKSANDR VIKTOROVICH PROSETSKII v IGOR SMIRNOV & 2 Ors ([2025] SGHCR 25)?

The applicant in [2025] SGHCR 25 was Aleksandr Viktorovich Prosetskii, and the respondent was Infinite Tide Corp., Seasreno Marine Ltd. Legal representation included Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and Clasis LLC. The case was decided on 30 July 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 25?

[2025] SGHCR 25 was delivered by Chong Fu Shan in the High Court Registrar on 30 July 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 25 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 25 cites 31 prior decisions, including 4 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (31)

SG (5)
[2000] SGHC 188 [2012] SGHC 12 [2015] SGHC 175 [2020] SGHC 249 [2021] SGHC 248
SLR (22)
[1992] 2 SLR(R) 382 [1996] 2 SLR(R) 774 [1997] 2 SLR 819 [1999] 3 SLR(R) 1156 [2000] 3 SLR(R) 55 [2006] 3 SLR(R) 881 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 543 [2009] 2 SLR(R) 240 [2010] 3 SLR 1007 [2010] 4 SLR 137 [2013] 4 SLR 308 [2014] 3 SLR 1161 [2014] 4 SLR 500 [2016] 1 SLR 729 [2017] 1 SLR 654 [2018] 2 SLR 1271 [2019] 1 SLR 1081 [2019] 1 SLR 779 [2021] 1 SLR 1217 [2023] 2 SLR 554 [2024] 4 SLR 862 [2024] 5 SLR 257
UK (2)
[1987] AC 460 [1992] 1 WLR 231
MY (1)
[1969] 2 MLJ 52
HK (1)
[2001] 4 HKC 469

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 25)