JUDGMENT

Badariah Sahamid JCA:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the learned High Court Judge on 8 April 2016, who after full trial dismissed the plaintiff's claim against the defendant with costs. The plaintiff's claim is premised on an Introducer Agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant dated 19 November 2006.

[2] For convenience, parties will be referred to as they were in proceedings before the High Court, namely the appellant as the plaintiff and the respondent as the defendant.

Background Facts

[3] The Government of Malaysia identified a project to be designed and completed, known as, "Cadangan Pembangunan Bangunan Tambahan Bagi Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen, Kuala Lumpur(IPP-KL) serta Komponennya diatas Lot PT 112, Seksyen 56, Mukim Bandar Kuala Lumpur" ("the Project").

[4] Pembinaan BLT Sdn Bhd was identified to implement the Project on behalf of the Government of Malaysia. Mitsa Holdings Sdn Bhd was appointed as the main contractor with Generasi Tangkas Sdn Bhd ("Generasi Tangkas") as the initial main sub-contractor.

[5] Generasi Tangkas was later substituted with CRBC (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd ("CRBC").

[6] The plaintiff had informe