KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Liza Chan Sow Keng has recused herself from presiding the 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) lawsuit against a law firm and the SRC International Sdn Bhd's case against Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and six others. When contacted, a counsel from Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, who acted for 1MDB and SRC, said JC Chan had during court proceedings via video conferencing today, informed all parties that she had decided to recuse herself from the cases as the former premier is a friend of hers. "Although they have not been in contact for many years, she is of the view that she should recuse herself from this case to avoid any suspicion or accusation of bias or partiality. So, the matter was sent back for case management before a different court and a new date will be fixed soon, ” the counsel said.