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A Penang magistrate court has acquitted and discharged four men accused of abetting an iron rod attack on a lawyer, marking a significant development in the case following the earlier conviction of the actual assailant.
Singapore opposition politician and lawyer Lim Tean was arrested in Johor Bahru on August 6 by Malaysian police after failing to surrender on August 3 to serve a three-month jail sentence for practising law without a valid certificate.
A warrant of arrest review is scheduled for August 17 for Singaporean lawyer Lim Tean, who did not surrender on July 20 to begin serving a three-month jail term for illegal legal practice and financial misconduct.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has granted the Malaysian Bar permission to intervene in an ongoing appeal by a lawyer challenging notices from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, recognizing the Bar's regulatory interest in protecting solicitor-client privilege.
A 69-year-old retired Malaysian judge has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor to the High Court of Malaya, marking a return to legal practice three years after leaving the judiciary.