Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. v Capgemini Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lee Seiu Kin |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Drew & Napier LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Andrew Chua Ruiming, Samuel Lim Tien Sern, Tan I Kwok Lionel, Tan Zhen Wei Victoria, Wong Hin Pkin Wendell |
Source: [2023] SGHC 195, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd v Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 195 is a grounds of decision of Lee Seiu Kin J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 19 July 2023 in Suit No 1233 of 2020. In a previous tranche of the suit, the court found the defendant Capgemini liable for breach of contract and negligence for misconfiguration of a server file that led to a leak of Razer's non-public consumer data. This decision concerned the assessment of costs to be awarded to the plaintiff, and raised the question of the level of specificity required to plead a contractual entitlement to indemnity costs; Razer had commenced Suit 1233 on 29 October 2020, alleging that Capgemini's employee Mr Argel Cabalag disabled security settings on Razer's Kibana application, causing unauthenticated access.
[2023] SGHC 195 explained
Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. v Capgemini Singapore Pte. Ltd. ([2023] SGHC 195) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 19 July 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGHC 195 about?
Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. v Capgemini Singapore Pte. Ltd. ([2023] SGHC 195) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 195?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 195 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd sued Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd after a server misconfiguration by Capgemini's employee disabled security on Razer's Kibana application, leaking non-public consumer data. Having earlier found Capgemini liable and awarded US$6,518,738.81 in damages, the court addressed costs and the pleading of a contractual indemnity-costs entitlement. It held Capgemini liable to pay Razer's costs on an indemnity basis, also flowing from Razer's offer to settle.
What was Razer v Capgemini Singapore [2023] SGHC 195 about?
It was a costs decision of Lee Seiu Kin J, delivered on 19 July 2023, assessing costs owed to Razer after Capgemini was found liable for breach of contract and negligence over a server misconfiguration that leaked Razer's non-public consumer data.
What costs question did [2023] SGHC 195 raise?
The decision raised the question of the level of specificity required to plead a contractual entitlement to indemnity costs, in a suit Razer commenced on 29 October 2020 over its employee Mr Argel Cabalag disabling security settings on Razer's Kibana application.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 195)