RE: Semnet12 May 2026 06:44
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Its far more likely the sellers go back to arb than anything else. Chong even backing it and showing she is working with zhengzhu by filing stay also
Why the Two Separate Stay Filings in the GST/Semnet Case MatterPost:All parties will be in court on Thursday.Two separate stay applications have been filed in HC/OC 143/2026:SUM 1210/2026 (Choo Seet EE & Zheng Kang Wen Mervyn) → “Summons for Stay of the Whole Action (Others)”
SUM 1211/2026 (Daphane Chong) → “Summons for Stay of Proceedings”
Why Two Separate Filings With Different Wording?
This is deliberate and revealing.Under the Rules of Court 2021, multiple defendants can file a single joint summons. In fact, if the main purpose was simply to seek a stay pending settlement, it would have been normal and more efficient to file one combined application showing a united front.
Instead, they filed separately with materially different wording. This strongly suggests they are not primarily running a unified “stay to settle” application.
Different Legal Positions = Different Filings.
The Two Sellers (SUM 1210/2026)
They are bound by the arbitration clause in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA). GST/Semnet issued a Notice of Arbitration against them in July 2025 — months before the High Court action was filed.Because a third party (Chong) is also named in the court suit, they cannot obtain a clean statutory stay under Section 6 of the International Arbitration Act for the whole action. They are therefore asking the court to exercise its inherent case management powers via the broader “(Others)” category. This is a discretionary stay aimed at pausing the entire High Court case in favour of (or pending) the earlier arbitration.
Daphane Chong (SUM 1211/2026)
As a former manager who was not a signatory to the SPA, she has no arbitration rights. She cannot ask the court to send the matter to arbitration. Her filing is therefore a simpler, general application for a stay of proceedings against her — essentially asking the court to pause the case against her while the main dispute is resolved elsewhere.Bottom LineThe separate filings and differing wording are consistent with each defendant playing to their own legal strengths:Sellers → leveraging the existing arbitration.
Chong → seeking a general protective stay.
While settlement could still be a secondary objective, the structure of these applications looks far more like a tactical case management / arbitration prioritisation strategy than a straightforward “stay pending settlement”.