JUDGMENT

Nordin Hassan JCA:

Introduction

[1] There are three appeals filed by the appellant against the decisions of the High Court in relation to three bills of costs which were taxed by the Deputy Registrar. The appeals are Civil Appeals Nos: WA-02(A)-1500-08-2019, WA-02(A)-1501-08-2019 and WA-02(A)-1502-08-2019. The said bills of costs pertain to the following matters:

(i) Divorce Petition No: S8-33-954-2006 ('Petition 954')

(ii) Judicial Separation Petition No: S8-33-837-2000 ('Petition 837'); and

(iii) Divorce Petition No: 33-1588-2005 ('Petition 1588')

The Salient Facts

[2] The material facts in the present appeals are the following:

(i) On 3 October 2000, the respondent was engaged as senior counsel for the appellant's client in the abovementioned matrimonial proceedings and the appellant were the instructing solicitors to the respondent. The appellant's client was an Australian woman named Chantella Honeybee Sargon and her husband is a Malaysian named Ananda Dharmalingam. They have two children out of the marriage.

(ii) The respondent's appointment as senior counsel for the appellant's client ceased in September 2007 after the High Court had granted custody of the children to the app