JUDGMENT

Syed Ahmad Helmy J:

Enclosure 2 is the judgment creditor's summons for registration of a foreign judgment under the provisions of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 ("the Act"). Similar applications have been filed by the judgment creditor in two other related action in Saman Pemula No. MT-1 24-2217 of 2002 and MT-1 24-2218 of 2002. The judgment creditor had earlier filed an action in the High Court of the Republic of Singapore, which was registered as Suit No. S1194/2001/L. As the judgment debtor is ordinarily resident outside the jurisdiction of the Singapore High Court, an order for leave to serve the writ in Malaysia was granted.

The judgment creditor served the writ on the judgment debtor personally on 24 December 2001. The judgment debtor thereafter retained the services of a firm of solicitors in Singapore namely, Infinitus Law Corporation. Infinitus Law Corporation filed a memorandum of appearance on the judgment debtor's behalf.

The judgment creditor thereafter proceeded to file a summons for summary judgment. The summons was heard and judgment was accordingly entered on 15 April 2002. The present application by the judgment creditor seeks to registe