Ramly Ali J:

[1] The present appeal is against the decision of the learned High Court Judge on 10 October 2007 dismissing the appellant's amended originating summons on the ground that the appellant by commencing proceedings by way of originating summons, had failed to comply with the provisions of O. 53 of the Rules of the High 1980 .

[2] The events leading to this appeal may be summed up as follows:

(a) the appellant had on 20 February 1995 obtained her "Bachelor of Laws Degree with Third Class Honours" from Wolverhampton University, United Kingdom. After that she had undergone the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice course at the University of Western Australia and obtained the relevant certificate on 21 April 1999;

(b) the appellant first wrote to the respondent (Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia) on 8 September 1999 with regard to the question of whether she was a "qualified person" as defined under the LPA or otherwise;

(c) the Director of the respondent, one Encik Khalid bin Yusof informed the appellant that she was not a "qualified person" as defined under the LPA by way of a letter dated 26 October 1999;

(d) by a letter dated 20 December 1999, the appellant appe