EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors

[2025] SGHCR 26 High Court Registrar 5 August 2025 • HC/OC 107/2024 ( HC/SUM 1318/2025,HC/SUM 1319/2025 ) • 48 min read
9 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Service — Setting Aside Civil Procedure — Service — Substituted service out of jurisdiction Civil Procedure — Service — Personal service on foreign company through Singapore-based officer

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chong Ee Hsiun Delivered

Counsel (9)

Prolegis LLC Firm Setia Law LLC Firm Ker Yanguang Counsel Defendant Mah Hao Ran Ian Counsel Plaintiff Samyata Ravindran Counsel Defendant Tan Yi Liang Counsel Defendant Tang Yuan Jonathan Counsel Defendant Ting Yue Xin Victoria Counsel Plaintiff Yam Wern Jhien Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (16)

Create Fortune Pte Ltd Defendant Digital Finance Group Company Defendant Exchange Union Company Plaintiff Gate Group Defendant Jumbo Access Investments Limited Defendant Nest Services Limited Defendant Payward Ventures Inc Defendant Shanghai Huiyin Group Co Ltd Plaintiff Shanghai Shengyi Information Network Co Ltd Plaintiff Smart River Investments Limited Defendant W3 Cap Holding Co Ltd Defendant Persons Unknown Defendant Sun Hongmin Defendant Wo Qi Defendant Wo Quan Defendant Wo Wei Dong Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCR 26 is a High Court Registrar decision dated 5 August 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing service. The judgment was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun. The case was brought by Exchange Union Company and others (plaintiff) against Create Fortune Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Setia Law LLC and Prolegis LLC. The judgment cites 9 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Companies Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Summary

Two defendants in a family dispute applied to set aside substituted service orders and the service of cause papers. The court dismissed the application by the 12th defendant (a natural person), finding the claimants had properly attempted personal service and that substituted service was appropriate, but granted the application by the 11th defendant (a BVI company), holding that posting documents at a director's residential address did not constitute valid personal service on a foreign company.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCR 26?

[2025] SGHCR 26 (EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors) is a High Court Registrar decision from 5 August 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically service. The judgment was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun.

Who were the parties in EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCR 26 was Exchange Union Company, Shanghai Huiyin Group Co Ltd, and the defendant was Create Fortune Pte Ltd, Digital Finance Group Company. Legal representation included Setia Law LLC and Prolegis LLC. The case was decided on 5 August 2025 in the High Court Registrar.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCR 26?

[2025] SGHCR 26 was delivered by Chong Ee Hsiun in the High Court Registrar on 5 August 2025. The case concerned Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCR 26 cite?

[2025] SGHCR 26 cites 9 prior decisions. It references Companies Act, Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50)
s 145(1)
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

Cases Cited (9)

SG (1)
[2023] SGHCR 7
SLR (8)
[1991] 1 SLR(R) 980 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 994 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 665 [2014] 3 SLR 381 [2023] 3 SLR 1191 [2024] 1 SLR 254 [2024] 3 SLR 807 [2024] 5 SLR 1046

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCR 26)