Stay of proceedings – To Sue Or Not To Sue

To Stay or not to Stay: Whether a Foreign Defendant is Deemed to Have Submitted to the Jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts

Singapore Court of Appeal: Zoom Communications Ltd v Broadcast Solutions Pte Ltd [2014] SGCA 44 A foreign defendant who is sued in Singapore is often faced with a conundrum. The foreign defendant may make an application to set aside the overseas leave order (i.e. the order granting the plaintiff leave to serve the originating process…