Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Jurisdiction
12. Where Singapore court is not chosen court
Feedback & supportDespite any other written law or rule of law, if an exclusive choice of court agreement does not designate any Singapore court as a chosen court, a Singapore court must stay or dismiss any case or proceeding to which the agreement applies, unless the Singapore court determines that —
chosen court
“chosen court” means a court, of a Contracting State, designated in an exclusive choice of court agreement;
the agreement is null and void under the law of the State of the chosen court;
a party to the agreement lacked the capacity, under the law of Singapore, to enter into or conclude the agreement;
giving effect to the agreement would lead to a manifest injustice or would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of Singapore;
the agreement cannot reasonably be performed for exceptional reasons beyond the control of the parties to the agreement; or
the chosen court has decided not to hear the case or proceeding.
This section does not affect the ability of a Singapore court to stay or dismiss the case or proceeding on other grounds.