JUDGMENT

David Wong Dak Wah JC:

[1] The plaintiff's statement of claim claims the followings:

(a) A declaration that the purported agreement was never executed by the plaintiff and the plaintiff is not liable thereunder;

(b) That the purported agreement be adjudged void and cancelled;

(c) Damages;

(d) Interest on such damages at such rate and for such period as the court shall think just;

(e) Costs;

(f) Such other order and relief as the court shall think just and proper.

[2] The defendant is resisting the claim and in its defense raised the following points:

(a) Services rendered to the person who used the plaintiff's lost identity card were done in good faith;

(b) They were not aware of the perpetrated forgery;

(c) They withdrew the action against the plaintiff in the magistrate court as soon as they were informed of the forgery;

(d) They deny that the plaintiff had suffered any damage and pleads s. 7 of the Defamation Act.

[3] The facts of this case are these. The plaintiff is a qualified engineer who obtained his degree from the University of Glamorgan, UK in 1991 and had worked in England for about a year. He also obtained a master degree in engineering (M.Sc) in 1993 and then