[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court at Pulau Pinang, which came before us on 14 May 2013. The learned High Court Judge dismissed the claim of the plaintiff/appellant and allowed the counter-claim by the defendants/respondents. We have allowed the appeal of the appellant and we now give our reasons for our decision.

Brief Facts

[2] The appellant was the developer of a development project known as Wisma Pantai at Jalan Wisma Pantai, Kampung Gajah, 12200 Butterworth. The respondents are advocates and solicitors. By a sale and purchase agreement dated 6 May 1996, ("the agreement") they bought an almost completed office unit known as Unit 8-5 in a building ("the unit") in the said project for a purchase price of RM324,700.00. The respondents paid a deposit equivalent to ten per centum of the purchase price in the sum of RM32,470.00.