[1] Nik Rosemawati binti Nik Mohamed ("the deceased") was unhappy with her appearance. She went for an abdominal liposuction procedure at a plastic surgery clinic. Minutes after the procedure was completed, she suffered a cardiac arrest. She was then transferred to Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre. Two days later she died. She was 44 years old.

[2] The 1st plaintiff was the husband and the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs the children of the deceased. They have filed this claim as dependants of the deceased within the meaning of s. 7 of the Civil Law Act 1956 . They are claiming for loss of support. They are alleging negligence on the part of the defendants whi