Faiza Tamby Chik J:

This is an appeal against the decision of the senior assistant registrar delivered on 6 August 1999, wherein the senior assistant registrar allowed the defendant/ judgment debtor's application by way of the Summons-in-Chambers dated 19 May 1999 (encl. 32), for inter alia an order to set aside the registration of a judgment which was obtained at the High Court of the Republic of Singapore in Suit No. 2028 of 1996 on 21 February 1997 which judgment was subsequently registered as a judgment of the High Court of Malaya by way of the order dated 23 April 1997.

The plaintiff/judgement creditor (the plaintiff) is a Singaporean national and a resident of the Republic of Singapore whilst the defendant/judgment debtor (the defendant) is a Malaysian national resident in Malaysia. On or about 22 October 1996, the plaintiff commenced action against the defendant in the Singapore High Court (Suit No. 2028 of 1996). A writ of summons and statement of claim (hereinafter referred to as "the said writ of summons") was issued against the defendant. The said writ of summons toge