[1] This is an appeal by the appellant (the plaintiff in the High Court), against the decision of the Court of Appeal made on 10 November 2011 which affirmed (with variation) the decision of the High Court in allowing in part the respondent's application for discovery of documents pursuant toO 24 of the Rules of the High 1980 ("RHC") in the civil action instituted by the appellant against the respondent. The leave to appeal was granted by this Court on the following question:

"(i) Mengambil kira prinsip undang-undang dalam prosiding jenayah bahawa semua penyataan yang dibuat kepada, dan direkodkan oleh seorang Pegawai Siasatan Suruhanjaya Sekuriti berikutan daripada s 134(4) Akta Suruhanjaya Sekuriti 1993 tidak boleh didedahkan kepada pihak pembelaan, samada Mahkamah Rayuan adalah benar dari segi undang-undang apabila memutuskan bahawa sekalipun demikian, semua penyataan tersebut boleh didedahkan dalam prosiding sivil.

(Having regard to the principle of law in criminal proceedings that all statements made to and recorded by an Investigating Officer of the Securities Commission pursuant to s 134(4) of the Securities Commission Act 1993 are not be disclosed to the d