Compaq Computer Asia Pte Ltd v Computer Interface (S) Pte Ltd (No 2)

• Jurisdiction: Singapore
• Judge: Chao Hick Tin JA
• Judgment Date: 28 June 2004
• Neutral Citation: [2004] SGCA 28
• Court: Court of Appeal (Singapore)
• Published date: 05 July 2004
• Year: 2004
• Plaintiff Counsel: Philip Tay (Rajah and Tann)
• Defendant Counsel: Harpal Singh (Harpal Mahtani Partnership)
• Citation: [2004] SGCA 28

28 June 2004

Chao Hick Tin JA (delivering the judgment of the court):

1 In our judgment dated 28 May 2004 at [2004] SGCA 23, we allowed the defendant-appellant’s appeal and thereby dismissed the plaintiff-respondent’s claim for breach of contract against the appellant. We also awarded costs to the appellant in respect of the appeal and the trial below.

2 Further to our judgment, on 10 June 2004, the solicitors for the appellant wrote to inform us that the appellant had, on 4 September 2002, made an offer to settle (“OTS”) (ie to pay to the respondent the sum of S$60,000, with each party to bear its own costs). The validity of the OTS was not restricted as to any period of time. It was never withdrawn and was still on the table as at the date of our judgment. The solicitors for the appellant thus sought indemnity costs pursuant to O 22A r 9 of the Rules...