Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad v TETUAN K. SUGANTHI & COMPANY

wa-17d-42-12-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 May 2026 • WA-17D-42-12/2023 • 44 min read

26 cases cited (0 SG, 26 foreign)

Catchwords

There was no agreement between the parties on the legal fees. Therefore, applying sub-s 121(1) of the LPA 1976, the Defendant’s Bill of Costs may at its option either contain detailed items or be for a gross sum.

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (7)

Jagjit Singh & Co Firm K. Suganthi & Co. Firm Dashini Sugumaran Counsel Defendant Hema Malini Kolandasamy Counsel Defendant Jagjit Singh Counsel Plaintiff Kireeninderjit Kaur a/p Harbir Singh Counsel Defendant Suganthi Kuppusamy Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

PACIFIC & ORIENT INSURANCE CO. BERHAD Appellant TETUAN K. SUGANTHI & COMPANY Respondent

Statutes Cited

Legal Profession Act 1976 (Cap 166)

Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)

s 6

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (26)

MY (26)

[1966] 1 MLJ 86 [1980] 2 MLJ 228 [1986] 1 CLJ 513 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1996] 1 MLJ 309 [1996] 1 MLJ 661 [2000] 2 CLJ 457 [2006] 3 MLRH 78 [2006] 7 CLJ 541 [2007] 1 MLJ 163 [2008] 6 MLJ 139 [2011] 2 MLJ 192 [2012] 2 CLJ 288 [2013] 3 CLJ 423 [2013] 3 MLJ 235 [2015] 1 CLJ 431 [2015] 1 CLJ 89 [2016] 3 CLJ 1 [2016] MLJU 1090 [2017] MLJU 1042 [2019] 6 CLJ 41 [2021] 10 CLJ 258 [2023] 5 CLJ 733 [2025] AMEJ 1249 [2026] 5 CLJ 317 [2026] 7 MLJ 288

Judgment

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