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 )

9 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court Registrar
Decided	5 August 2025
Judge	Chong Ee Hsiun
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Prolegis LLC, Setia Law LLC, Ker Yanguang, Mah Hao Ran Ian, Samyata Ravindran, Tan Yi Liang, Tang Yuan Jonathan, Ting Yue Xin Victoria, Yam Wern Jhien

Source: [2025] SGHCR 26, High Court Registrar, decided 5 August 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

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 for the defendant Mah Hao Ran Ian Counsel for the plaintiff Samyata Ravindran Counsel for the defendant Tan Yi Liang Counsel for the defendant Tang Yuan Jonathan Counsel for the defendant

Ting Yue Xin Victoria Counsel for the plaintiff

Yam Wern Jhien Counsel for the 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 ([2025] SGHCR 26)?

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.