JUDGMENT

Ramly Ali JC:

Introduction

This is an appeal by the appellant (plaintiff) to the judge-in-chambers against the decision of the learned Senior Assistant Registrar (SAR) made on 4 April 2001 whereby the learned SAR had allowed the defendant's preliminary objection and subsequently dismissed the appellant's application to amend the name of the plaintiff in the writ of summon (encl. 1) by way of summon-in-chambers dated 16 February 2001 (encl. 20).

Originally the name of the plaintiff cited in the title of the writ was "Malayan Banking Berhad". Subsequently, the appellant filed an application by way of a summon-in-chambers dated 16 February 2001 (encl. 20) to substitute the name "Malayan Banking Berhad" with "Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad" as the plaintiff. The said application was supported by an affidavit-in-support deposed by Shaikh Abdul Saleem on 15 February 2001 (encl. 21). The said Shaikh Abdul Saleem is an advocate and solicitor attached to Tetuan Shearn Dalemore & Co, solicitors for the plaintiff (appellant). When the said application came up for hearing on 4 April 2001 before the learned SAR, the counsel for the defendant raised a preliminary objection that the affida