[1] In the High COURT, the 1^st respondent, Perunding Pakar Media Sdn Bhd (the plaintiff in the High COURT), brought a writ action against the appellant, Sen Media Sdn Bhd (the defendant in the High COURT), for unpaid media services rendered in the sum of RM2,554,143.62.

[2] The appellant in turn had successfully applied by way of third party proceedings to add two third parties to the 1^st respondents writ action, namely the 2^nd respondent, the Government of Malaysia (the 1^st third party in the High COURT), and the 3^rd respondent, Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia (the 2^nd third party in the High COURT).

[3] We shall be referring to parties in this judgment in the capacity as they were in the High COURT.

[4] After a full trial, the High COURT allowed the plaintiffs claim against the defendant for damages in the sum of RM2,523,651.62 with interest of 5% per