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This monthly report is compiled and briefly summarised by a group of lawyers on a voluntary basis for the benefit of readers of The Edge. Please consult your own lawyers if you need advice on the cases, issues and related matters highlighted here.   Federal Court (‘FC’) sets guidelines with respect to its power to review its own decisions The FC, being the apex Court of the country, is not bound by its own decisions. In hearing an appeal proper, the FC may depart from its earlier decisions. In reviewing its own decisions, the FC must be satisfied that the case is fit for review in that i...

AG withdraws appeal against interim stay granted to judge Hamid Sultan 23 Dec 2020 / 17:03 H. Pix for representational purpose only. PUTRAJAYA: Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Idrus Harun today withdrew his appeal over a High Court decision allowing an interim stay of the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC) inquiry proceedings against Court of Appeal (COA) Judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, which was scheduled on Nov 25. Senior Federal Counsel Mohd Sabri Othman informed a three-member Court of Appeal panel led by Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah that the Attorney-General’s Chambers...

Published on: Friday, December 11, 2020 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has objected to the application for leave for judicial review by Court of Appeal judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer (pic) to challenge the Judges’ Ethics Committee’s (JEC) decision to hold the investigative proceedings against him in-camera. Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambali, who acted on behalf of the AGC, told reporters that the objection was made as the application was premature and an abuse of the court’s process. “We submitted that the committee has n...