News about High Court

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) has filed a defamation suit against former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) women chief Anina Saadudin for alleged defamatory Facebook videos which implied that the minister violated Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Yayasan Albukhary, the foundation founded by tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhthar Albukhary, had donated RM5 million to Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s (pictured) charity foundation using a cheque, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's second trial, which is for charges of money laundering and tax evasion involving RM7.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be attending his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's trial tomorrow as a show of "emotional support" when the High Court delivers its decision on whether she should be called to enter her defence over the three counts of graft she has been charged with.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): The High Court has instructed lawyers representing opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to submit whether they want the referral questions he posed to the Federal Court regarding the state of emergency to be heard first, ahead of his application for leave.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed Feb 15 to deliver its decision on whether former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram should be recused from leading the prosecution team in the four trials of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak that are related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd’s application to go into judicial management.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 20): The Court of Appeal has fixed July 28 to hear Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's and the Pardons Board's appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's refusal to strike out a challenge brought by a lawyer over the opposition leader's pardon for his second sodomy conviction.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): The High Court in Melaka has approved the scheme of arrangement between MDSA Ventures Sdn Bhd — a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Hatten Land Ltd, and its creditors.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 18): Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's (pictured) family today failed to get a stay from the High Court here against the prosecution's move to gazette a notice of forfeiture involving RM16 million from them.