High Court defers hearing on Najib, Shafee's challenge against Sri Ram

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas and former federal court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured) will file further affidavits in ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's civil challenge against Sri Ram's appointment as senior deputy public prosecutor in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked cases.

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Apex court to decide tomorrow if Sri Ram, govt can appeal against leave to challenge 1MDB-Tanore lead prosecutor appointment

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The Federal Court in Putrajaya is expected to decide tomorrow whether appointed senior Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured), the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) and the government can appeal against the appellate court's decision that granted leave to Datuk Seri Najib Razak and lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to challenge the appointment of Sri Ram as a prosecutor in the case.

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'Do away with ouster clauses'

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Ouster clauses should be made unconstitutional, says former Federal Court justice Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, referring to laws passed by Parliament that seek to prevent a judicial review of decisions made by the executive branch of the government.

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Shahrol told to leave the country to avoid PAC hearing

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court here that he had meetings with former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Hasan Arifin after attending a PAC hearing in 2015 to be briefed on the contents of the report that was to be tabled in Parliament.

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1MDB-Tanore trial: Shafee cites Sri Ram's judgements in hearsay application against ex-1MDB CEO's witness statement

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): The morning session of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial took an interesting turn as Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah cited two judgements by Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram at the Federal Court and Court of Appeal, during an oral application to dispute former 1MDB chief Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's witness statement as hearsay.

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