Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh J:

The Parties

[1] The plaintiff is an advocate and solicitor.

[2] The 1st defendant is the Government of Malaysia ("GOM"). The 2nd defendant is the Secretary General of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Malaysia ("PPMM"). The 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants are legal practitioners.

[3] The 6th defendant, Centre for a Better Tomorrow, is a company limited by guarantee. It is principally engaged in creating awareness of social issues in Malaysia. The 7th to 11th defendants were the members of Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara at the material time.

[4] The GOM is the initial defendant in this OS. However, pursuant to separate applications made by the parties, my learned predecessor had allowed the 2nd to 11th defendants to intervene on 18 February 2021.

[5] In furtherance to the said Order dated 18 February 2021, the 2nd to 11th defendants were added as defendants in this OS. Subsequently, the plaintiff filed an amended OS on 21 April 2021 in Encl 93.

The Plaintiff's Case

[6] This OS is supported by the affidavit of the plaintiff in Encl 2 ("AIS- 2"). There are further exchanges of affidavits filed by the parties, which will be referred to in this judgment as and w