JUDGMENTBY: RAJAH J

(delivering the judgment of the Court): The plaintiff company retained the defendant and his firm of solicitors of Messrs. Braddell Brothers, to act as solicitor for the plaintiff and its subsidiaries on various matters from early November 1975 to August 31, 1976, when the defendants services were terminated.

The defendant was to be paid a retaining fee of $ 1,500 per month from January to September 1976; this payment was however in addition to the fees payable to the defendant for work done by him for the plaintiff and/or its subsidiaries.

In August and September 1976 the defendant delivered to the plaintiff two lump sum bills of costs, brief particulars of which are as follows:

Date Bill No. Matter Amount

30.8.76 152/76 Loan of US$ 7.5 million $ 18,223.50

3.9.76 172/76 DBS Debenture $ 11,651.78

$ 29,875.28

On March 30, 1977 the defendant delivered to the plaintiff further 24 lump sum bills of costs, all bearing the same date, for a total sum of$ 447,761 in respect of other work done, brief particulars of which are as follows: --

Bill No. Matter Amount

67/77 Haw Par/Slater Walker Dispute $ 501,011.00

Less paid 119,500.00

381,511.00

68/77 Notar