EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors
Outcome
Application dismissedThe application was dismissed in the first instance by a deputy judge who stated, inter alia, that while it may have been more convenient for the witnesses to attend proceedings in Guangzhou than Hong Kong, he was not satisfied that Guangzhou in the PRC was the more appropriate forum.
Source: [2026] SGHC 124, High Court (General Division), decided 12 June 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
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Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kristy Tan |
| Charges / claim | Conflict of Laws, Civil Procedure |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
| Counsel | JFN Chambers LLC, Prolegis LLC, Setia Law LLC, Ayana Ki, Carissa Low, Daniel Chia, Ian Mah, Jonathan Tang, Ker Yanguang, Ng Jern-Fei, Samyata Ravindran, Victoria Ting, Yam Wern Jhien |
Source: [2026] SGHC 124, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Exchange Union Co and others v Wo Qi and others [2026] SGHC 124 is a General Division of the High Court judgment delivered by Kristy Tan J on 12 June 2026, following hearings on 7 and 8 October, 17 and 18 November 2025, and 6 May 2026, in Originating Claim No 107 of 2024 (Summonses Nos 1750, 1751 and 2292 of 2025). Four claimants, Exchange Union Company, Shanghai Huiyin Group Co Ltd, Shanghai Shengyi Information Network Co Ltd, and Wo Wei Dong, sued twelve defendants including Wo Qi, Sun Hongmin, Digital Finance Group Company, and Gate Group, in a dispute involving applications to stay proceedings on forum non conveniens and case management grounds, and considered the relevance of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Supreme Court of Singapore and the Supreme People's Court of China on Information on Foreign Law signed on 3 December 2021. The judgment cites 36 authorities (26 Singapore, 10 foreign) and three statutes, including the Arbitration Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.
[2026] SGHC 124 explained
EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors ([2026] SGHC 124) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 12 June 2026. It is categorised under Conflict of Laws and Civil Procedure. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 [2026] SGHC 124 about?
EXCHANGE UNION COMPANY & 3 Ors v WO QI & 11 Ors ([2026] SGHC 124) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Conflict of Laws — Natural forum”, “Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Case management stay”, “Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Stay on ground of forum non conveniens — Whether specific foreign court must be identified as alternative forum contended for”, and “Civil Procedure — Stay of court proceedings — Stay on ground of forum non conveniens — Whether right to object on natural forum grounds to court’s exercise of jurisdiction and to apply for forum non conveniens stay was waived”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 124 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC 124 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 95. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
What memorandum of understanding did the Singapore High Court consider in Exchange Union Co v Wo Qi ([2026] SGHC 124)?
In Exchange Union Co and others v Wo Qi and others [2026] SGHC 124, Kristy Tan J considered the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Supreme Court of Singapore and China's Supreme People's Court on Information on Foreign Law, signed 3 December 2021.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 124)