Eddie Yeo Soon Chye JC:

[Enclosure 140: Application for Discovery pursuant to Order 24 Rule 7A(2) Rules of Court 2012 and/or Section 7 of Bankers' Book (Evidence) Act 1949]

Background

[1] This is an Application for Discovery by the Plaintiffs against 3rd Parties (Malayan Banking Berhad & HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad) pursuant to O 24 r 7A(2) of the Rules of Court 2012 and/or s 7 of the Bankers'Book (Evidence) Act 1949 (Act 33) for the following orders:

(a) that Malayan Banking Berhad (1st Discovery Defendant) and HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (2nd Discovery Defendant) do, to the best of their ability after making all reasonable enquiries, answer the questions set out in Schedule A;

(b) that the 1st and 2nd Discovery Defendants do supply to the Plaintiffs'solicitor copies of any and all the following documents in their control in Schedule D in relation to the 1st Acquisition, 2nd Acquisition and 3rd Acquisition;

(c) that the costs of this application shall be borne by the Plaintiffs; and

(d) such other order or relief that this Court deems fit and proper.

[2] The grounds of this Notice of Application are set out in the Affidavit in Support of Muhammad Azraini Bin Abdul Hamid filed in encl