HIGH COURT MALAYA SHAH ALAM
TETUAN DENNIS NIK & WONG – Appellant
Versus
GNANARAJA M GNANASUNDRAM & ANOR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff seeks recovery of legal fees. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. factual background of the case. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. plaintiff's argument on fee agreement. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. defendants' objections to fee reasonableness. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. defendants seek extension for taxation. (Para 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 6. court's analysis on notice requirement. (Para 49 , 50 , 51) |
| 7. court's conclusion on legal fees agreement. (Para 53) |
[1] There are two applications before this Court. In encl 1 (Originating Summons dated 22 January 2021), the plaintiff seeks to recover the agreed fees for legal services rendered by the plaintiff to the defendants.
[2] Enclosure 39 is filed by the defendants for an order that the plaintiff furnish its bill of costs for purposes of taxation of costs by the registrar pursuant to the Rules of Court.
[3] In relation to encl 1, the reliefs sought by the plaintiff are:
(i) that leave of the Court be granted for the plaintiff to commence this action in respect of the plaintiff's bill of cost (Fee Proforma) dated 23 December 2020 for the sum of RM2,120,000.00 pursuant to s 124 and/or s 125 of the Le
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