JUDGMENT

Mohd Zawawi Salleh JCA:

Introduction

[1] There are two interrelated appeals before us: Civil Appeal No: W-02(IM) (NCC)-1322-08-2015 and Civil Appeal No: W-02(IM)(NCC)-1323-08-2015. Both appeals arose out of the Kuala Lumpur High Courts decision given on 5 August 2015 (Abu Bakar Jais JC presiding), allowing the respondents two separate applications (encls 82 and 75) to expunge certain paragraphs and exhibits in the affidavit in support affirmed by the appellant.

[2] The appellant in both these appeals is Gideon Tan. He is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. The respondents are, respectively, Tey Por Yee and Ooi Kock Aun. They were the appellants former clients.

[3] At the conclusion of the hearing, we were satisfied that the learned JC had been correct in his decision and consequently, we dismissed both appeals with no order as to costs. We now set out the detailed reasons for our decision.

Background Facts

[4] The background facts relating to these appeals have been set out in the decision of the learned JC. We do not propose to repeat them in their entirety, save to highlight the facts that are germane to these appeals.

[5] On 22 September 2014, th