JUDGMENT

Roz Mawar Rozain J:

[1] This is an action in defamation where the Plaintiff, an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya practising under the name and style of Messrs. Sara Deo & Co, seeks damages against the four Defendants for alleged defamatory statements published between 16 April 2021 and 1 June 2021. The Defendants, who were members of the Management Committee (MC) of Amadesa Resort Management Corporation (ARMC), have filed their defence and counterclaim.

[2] The case centres on 6 alleged statements made during a professional relationship where the Plaintiff was engaged to investigate allegations of fraud involving employees of the property management company. There is also further alleged defamation purportedly caused by the Defendants through anonymous emails under the pseudonym 'Jennifer Lau'.

[3] The case continues to the Defendants' Counterclaim with allegations that the Plaintiff had defamed them in communications with the residents of Amadesa Resort Condominium vide WhatsApp group chat.

[4] The spar of words that showed their dispute arose from the Plaintiffs recommendations regarding an employee named Kalaivani d/o Anamanthan (Vani) - a former employee