JUDGMENT

Abdul Malik Ishak J:

Introduction

[1] The parties were magnanimous. They agreed that the decision in this case - referring to D4-22-1548-2000, would bind the case in D4-22-1549-2000.

[2] The plaintiff's claim against the defendant was for the price of petroleum products sold and delivered to the defendant upon the defendant's request. The plaintiff filed an application to enter summary judgment under O. 14 of the Rules of the High Court 1980 ("RHC") against the defendant as seen in encl. 5. On 26 July 2001, the solicitors for the defendant known as Messrs Y S Woo & Proctor failed to attend court on the hearing of the plaintiff's application for summary judgment. The learned senior assistant registrar ("SAR") allowed the plaintiff's application and entered judgment against the defendant as seen in encl. 14. The defendant then filed an application in encl. 11 pursuant to O. 14 r. 11 of the RHC in order to set aside the summary judgment entered against the defendant but it was dismissed by the learned SAR on 4 March 2002. Being aggrieved, the defendant filed an appeal to the judge in chambers in encl. 18 against the decision of the learned SAR that was handed down on 4 March