JUDGMENT

Eusoff Chin J

On 8 March 1989, the plaintiff, a licensed gambling casino, obtained in the High Court of England a judgment against the defendant in the sum of £512,136.48, and costs of £196 which respectively in Malaysian ringgit, as on 8 March 1989, came to $2,428,807.26 and $929.53.

The plaintiff applied to the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to have the judgment registered under s 4 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 (Rev 1972). On 21 November 1989 the learned senior assistant registrar of the High Court granted the application.

The defendant's application to set aside the learned senior assistant registrar's order was dismissed on 8 March 1990. The defendant appealed to the judge-in-chambers.

The defendant in his affidavit said that the money owed was what he had lost at the gaming tables and had issued cheques to the plaintiff. This was denied by the plaintiff. The plaintiff said that a person had to use gaming chips to gamble in its premises. The procedure was that a person intending to gamble at the plaintiff's premises had to purchase chips from the plaintiff's employees. It is not the case that a person would be given gaming chips to engage in any gami