JUDGMENT

1. By consent of parties Suit Nos. D-22NCC-560-2010, D-22NCC-561-2010, D-22NCC-562-2010, D-22NCC-563-2010, D-22NCC-564-2010, D-22NCC-565-2010, D-22NCC-566-2010, D-22NCC-567-2010 and D-22NCC-568-2010 were heard one immediately after another.

2. There was no application made under for a consolidation of the cases.

3. Counsel D. Bhaskaran and Denise Tan acted for the Plaintiff in all 9 suits and Counsel D. Paramalingam acted for all the 9 Defendants.

4. At the commencement of the trial in Suit No D-22NCC-560-2010, Counsel for the Plaintiff informed the Court that he would be calling as his first witness Chong Wai Mun, Manager of Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd. And that in order to avoid calling Chong Wai Mun repeatedly in all the other suits, his evidence would be referred to and adopted as evidence on behalf of the Plaintiff in the other 8 Suits. Counsel for the Defendant agreed to this arrangement.

5. In this suit, Counsel for the Plaintiff called Chan Kim Hing (PW1), Executive Director and Head of Operations of the Plaintiff as his witness. The written witness statement of Chan Kim Hing was marked as PW1S.

6. Chan Kim Hing (PW1) was called as the only witness in the other 8