Abdul Malik Ishak J:

Enclosure 2 - The Petitioner's Petition And The Objection

This was an application by the petitioner for the taxation of costs between solicitor and client under s. 126 of the Legal Profession Act 1976("Act"). The legal work that was involved was carried out during a period of time stretching from November 1992 to March 1993 and the client was none other than the respondent. The petitioner is a well known law firm in Johor

Bahru and it goes by the name and in the style of Messrs John Ang & Jega, and it is that law firm that is now entitled to the costs. The solicitor who undertook the legal work is a hardworking and upright individual by the name of Mr. S. Gunasegaran ("Mr. Guna") and at the material time he was practicing as a sole proprietor in the name and style of Messrs Guna & Co. To consolidate his legal practice, Mr. Guna decided to join Messrs John Ang & Jega as a partner and this took effect on 12 April 1993. With effect from that date Messrs Guna & Co. merged with Messrs John Ang & Jega and with that merger the petitioner became entitled to the costs as claimed in encl. 2.

By way of encl. 2, the petitioner prayed that:

(i) the said Bill of Cos