JUDGMENT

Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin JC:

Background

[1] The parties herein will be referred to as they are at the High Court. A Notice of Appeal to the Court of Appeal was filed by Messrs Sandeep, Gobindeep & Co on 3 May 2024 on behalf of the Plaintiffs against the decision of this Court dated 3 April 2024. The decision was in respect of a Preliminary Objection ("the PO") by the Plaintiffs in Encl 79 of this civil suit. I now give my reasons for dismissing the PO in the Grounds of Judgment.

[2] The PO in Encl 79 was a letter dated 28 March 2024 that was filed rather late, ie a few days before the trial of this suit was supposed to commence. The trial dates were set for 1- 4 April 2024. The letter stated that the Plaintiffs objected to Messrs BH Koh, Soong, Zarin & Partners acting as solicitors for the 2nd Defendant in the suit, who happened to be the same law firm. It was the Plaintiffs' contention that Messrs BH Koh, Soong, Zarin & Partners cannot represent itself in breach of the Legal Profession Act 1976 and Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 , in particular, rr 5, 27, 28 and 31.

Hearing On Preliminary Objection

[3] The Plaintiffs are husband and wife, who are registered o