SP VELOO & CO vs AFFIN BANK BERHAD

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2017 MarsdenLR 3077

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
SP VELOO & CO – Appellant
Versus
AFFIN BANK BERHAD – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:K Selva Kumaran,Ahmad Saiful Bahari ,Respondent Advocate: Andrew Chiew Ean Vooi,Nurul Syafiqah Nawi @ Sahwi

Table of Content
1. validity of the client's request for bill taxation despite limitations. (Para 1 , 2)
2. discussion on the professional standards for solicitor's billing. (Para 3 , 4)
3. clarification on the procedures for taxation requests. (Para 18 , 19)
4. the outcome of the appeal allowing the taxation request. (Para 28 , 29)

Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JCA:

[1] The appellant's/solicitor's appeal is against the decision of the learned High Court judge who had allowed the respondent's/client's application to get the bill taxed relating to contentious business notwithstanding the limitation of one year to do so had set in pursuant to the Legal Profession Act 1976 ( LPA 1976). The respondent's prayers before the High Court read as follows:

"(i) to deliver the plaintiff the detailed solicitors' bills of costs within 14 days after the order is made;

(ii) the said detailed solicitors' bills of costs then fixed for taxation at this Honorable Court; and

(iii) to deliver all cause papers, documents, correspondences, files and all other matters relating to the works done by the defendant to the plaintiff within 14 days after the order is made."

[2] The central allegation of the respondent befor

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2017 MarsdenLR 3077

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYASP VELOO & CO – AppellantVersusAFFIN BANK BERHAD – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
SP VELOO & CO – Appellant
Versus
AFFIN BANK BERHAD – Respondent