JUDGMENT

Mokhtar Sidin JCA:

The four appellants who are the defendants in the court below appealed against the decision of the learned trial judge of the High Court made on 17 December 1996. Originally at the High Court there were two civil suits, namely Civil Suit No. 22-90-1990 and Civil Suit No. 22-358-1994. In Civil Suit No: 22- 90-1990 the respondents, Mr. Seah Siang Mong, was the plaintiff and the 1st appellant, Mr. Ong Ban Chai, was the defendant. In Civil Suit No. 22-358- 1994, the respondent, was the plaintiff but there were five defendants, namely the four appellants in the present appeal and M/s Lim, Han & Teoh, a firm of advocates and solicitor (of which Mr. Y.Y. Han is senior partner), which is not a party in the present appeal. The learned trial judge gave decision in favour of the respondent and ordered, inter alia, one-half undivided share in the three lots of land which is the subject matter of this appeal (which was at the material time the half share that was transferred by the 1st appellant to the 4th appellant) be registered in the name of the respondent. It was also ordered that the 1st appellant to pay costs and damages to the respondent to be assessed by the