Low Hop Bing J

Petition as a matter of course This is a petition of course under s 130 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 ('LPA') for an order, inter alia, that the respondent deliver to the petitioner within 14 days of the order herein a bill of costs for the work done by the respondent and that the bill be referred to the registrar to be taxed and settled with all the usual directions. Circumstances of the case

The petitioner is the Managing Director of Oriental Wealth (M) Sdn Bhd having its registered office at No 41A, Jalan Goh Hock Huat, 41400 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan and is petitioning on behalf of the said company. The petitioner had instructed the respondent Tan Kim Soon & Co a firm of solicitors to act for him and on behalf of the said company as plaintiff in the Shah Alam High Court Civil Suit No MT4—22—626—97 against three defendants viz RHB Bank Bhd, Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin and Ng Kim Tuck, for an interim injunction and for damages.

The respondent obtained an injunction against the second defendant Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin and the third defendant Ng Kim Tuck.

The fees allegedly agreed by the petitioner with the respondent was RM100,000 for the whole case until its fin