KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to set aside the mareva injunction obtained by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and one of its subsidiaries to stop the former prime minister from disposing of or dissipating its assets in Malaysia worth US$681mil will be heard on May 26 at the High Court here.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and one of its subsidiaries obtained ad interim injunction from the High Court here to prevent wanted businessman Low Taek Jho or “Jho Low” from transferring or dissipating any of his assets in Malaysia amounting to US$1.03 billion.
Wong Chee Lin, who spent three decades at Malaysian law firm Skrine before a brief stint on the bench, has returned to the firm as a litigation partner in Kuala Lumpur
Wong is Skrine’s third lateral partner hire in a month; the firm recently brought on board Islamic finance lawyers Hafidah Aman Hashim and Sharifah Shafika Alsagoff as partners.
A commercial litigation expert, Wong’s practice focuses on corporate restructuring and insolvency. Her experience covers banking and recovery work, shareholders’ disputes and directors’ duties.
After working for more than 30 years at Skrine, Wong became a judge of the Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2018. Her judgements included a landmark decision on the judicial management mechanism.