Awg Armadajaya Awg Mahmud JC:

1. Introduction

[1] This is an application to amend the Statement of Defence (encl 26) pursuant to O 20 r 5/O 92 r 4 Rules of 2012 where the Defendant wishes to mention a third party, not previously named in the earlier Statement of Defence.

2. The Cause Papers In This Application

[2] The cause papers are as follows:

(i) Bundle of pleadings that were closed on 2 May 2018

(ii) The Defendants Notice of Application to amend their Defence (encl 26);

(iii) Defendants Affidavit-in-Support dated 8 November 2019;

(iv) Plaintiffs Affidavit-in-Reply dated 22 November 2019;

(v) Defendants Affidavit in Reply dated 5 December 2019;

(vi) Plaintiffs Affidavit in Reply dated 16 December 2019;

(vii) Defendants Supplementary Affidavit dated 21 November 2019;

(viii) Defendants Notice of Application to strike out the Plaintiffs Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim (encl 7) dated 25 May 2018;

(ix) Defendants Affidavit-in-Support, in support of the Defendants striking out application (encl 7) dated 24 May 2018;

(x) Plaintiffs Affidavit-in-Reply dated 24 June 2018;

(xi) Defendants Affidavit-in-Reply dated 24 June 2018;

(xii) The Judgment of Johor Bahru High Court on encl 7 dated