In Goh Heng Tee v Xiamen Tonghin Furniture Industries Co Pte Ltd and another matter [2026] SGHC(A) 24, the Appellate Division of the High Court (Appellate Division) held, among other things, that a certification issued by a court of the People’s Republic of China (China), to the effect that a judgment rendered by that court had come into force, is conclusive evidence of the finality and conclusiveness of that judgment.
The Appellate Division also held that a pending application for retrial in China does not necessarily render a Chinese judgment not final and conclusive. Enforcement is suspended only if and when the Chinese courts decide to commence the retrial proceeding, and in that event it ought to be possible to obtain a stay of enforcement of the judgment in the Singapore courts.
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Partner – China Practice, International Arbitration and Commercial & Corporate Disputes
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