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HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
CHNG ENG HIING FRANK – Appellant
Versus
TOK TIAK HOONG; MAJLIS PEGUAM (INTERVERNERS) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. establishment of retainer agreement. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. complaint against appellant and disciplinary findings. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. grounds for appeal against the db order. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 4. court's analysis of db's procedural errors. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 5. outcome of the appeal. (Para 37) |
The Appellant's Case
[1] The appellant is an advocate and solicitor practising in the name and style of Messrs Frank Ch'ng ("the Firm").
[2] On 23 August 2016, the respondent approached the Firm on some matters involving her former companies, Hock Sang Realty Sdn Bhd and Hock Sang Travel Centre (M) Sdn Bhd ("the respondent's companies").
[3] The respondent attended a few meetings at the Firm and forwarded some court cause papers and documents in respect of legal matters between the respondent's companies and Cl MB Bank Berhad ("CIMB Bank"). During a meeting on 9 September 2016, the appellant informed the respondent that he required payment of RM50,000 as an initial retainer. According to the appellant, the retainer was in the event that the respondent desired to engage the app
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