13 Oct 2015
CASPIAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD v. FORTUNE OIL PLC AND OTHERS
- Citation
- CASPIAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD v. FORTUNE OIL PLC AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA605/2012
The appeal is allowed: the default rule on foreign law did not apply because Singapore law was not pleaded; the relevant parts of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance are domestic and do not automatically bar continuation of taxation against a foreign company struck off abroad; the exercise of judicial discretion favored permitting the defendants to proceed with taxation and related applications rather than requiring restoration in Singapore given the plaintiff's conduct and the inutilty and cost of requiring restoration.