JUDGMENT

Shamsulbahri Haji Ibrahim J:

[Enclosures 24 and 27]

Introduction

[1] These are two applications filed by the plaintiff and the defendant in encls 24 and 27 respectively. Enclosure 24 is the plaintiff's application for a summons for direction and notice of appointment for assessment of damages whereas in encl 27, the defendant sought for the assessment of damages be conducted by way of a full trial where witnesses give testimonies before this court.

[2] As a brief background, the plaintiff is a company dealing with buying, selling, renting out and operating self-owned and leased real estates and non-residential buildings whereas the defendant is the Plaintiff's 2nd biggest minority shareholder and former director.

[3] The Plaintiff is the registered owner of a property held under GM10124, Lot 65082, Mukim Klang, Daerah Klang, Negeri Selangor with postal address at No 3, Lorong Mohd Tahir 20B, Jalan Raja Nong, 41000 Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan ("Property").

[4] On 6 September 2024, the defendant, as he then was the Plaintiff's director, lodged a private caveat on the Property to protect his interest as the plaintiff's minority shareholder and to prevent the company from selling the