JUDGMENT

Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh J:

(Enclosure 95)

Introduction

[1] The plaintiffs claim that the defendants had misappropriated monies belonging to them from their various accounts maintained at several banks. In pursuing their claim against the defendants, the plaintiffs applied for discovery under O 24 r 7A(2) of the Rules of 2012 as well as O 92 r 4 of the same Rules.

[2] The application was made after proceedings against the defendants have commenced. They are made against a total of seven banks for various statements of accounts, photocopies of scanned cheques and statements of credit card accounts of the plaintiffs, the 1st defendant and several others. After hearing arguments, the plaintiffs' application was dismissed and subsequently the plaintiffs appealed.

Brief Background Facts

The Plaintiff's Case

[3] The 1st plaintiff and his wife founded a business concern which later became a group of companies consisting of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th plaintiffs ("Group Companies"). The Group Companies run the business of property leasing and business letting.

[4] The 1st defendant was the personal assistant of the 1st plaintiff. She was initially employed for that position by the 2nd plaintif