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The High Court will rule on November 16 whether the Inland Revenue Board exceeded its authority in issuing RM5 million in additional tax assessments against Mukhriz, the former prime minister's son.
A Bersatu financial officer has testified in court that no one person held exclusive control over the party's money, suggesting a more distributed decision-making structure than previously understood.
The High Court will receive a medical update on Friday regarding Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's health status and capacity to continue his RM150 million defamation suit against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
A company director testified in the High Court that he would never have donated to Bersatu without pressure from a politically connected businessman to contribute RM19.5 million tied to a Jana Wibawa project.
An Ipoh High Court judge has determined that a deceased pedestrian bears responsibility for a fatal expressway accident. Despite the ruling, the court chose not to impose legal costs on the victim's widow due to her financial circumstances.
The Chief Judge of Malaya has appointed 17 new judicial commissioners in a significant staffing expansion aimed at reducing the High Court's substantial case backlog and improving judicial efficiency.
Malaysia's Melaka High Court has overturned a procedural dismissal, holding that innocent administrative errors in e-filing codes cannot be grounds for striking out valid lawsuits, signaling judicial flexibility on technical compliance.
A Maybank officer testified in the High Court that Permodalan Nasional Berhad transferred RM20.3 million to Fashion Valet in 2018, with funds integrated into the company's operational accounts.
A High Court witness testified that Nepturis Sdn Bhd issued a RM1 million cheque payable to Bersatu, during ongoing proceedings in Muhyiddin's case at the Kuala Lumpur court.
Malaysia's High Court has ordered the Road Transport Department director-general to compensate a man with RM40,000 over a disputed MADANI licence plate initiative, in a significant judgment on administrative accountability.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officials as judicial commissioners to the High Court bench, with the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president among the appointees in this latest round of bench appointments.
The High Court heard that businessman Lian Tian Chuan, known as TC Lian, directed his subordinate to draft letters to former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requesting government contracts via the Jana Wibawa initiative.
A company director testified in the High Court that she prepared five distinct letters from separate companies seeking projects under the Jana Wibawa programme, all addressed to then prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
A Malaysian High Court heard testimony that former premier Muhyiddin Yassin did not meddle in Jana Wibawa project allocations, marking a significant moment in ongoing legal proceedings over the controversial infrastructure initiative.
A High Court proceeding reveals that an engineering company which purportedly donated RM800,000 to Bersatu was awarded a RM62 million Jana Wibawa contract despite failing the Finance Ministry's initial evaluation process.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in the High Court that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin put forward 54 contractors for the Jana Wibawa programme through direct negotiation arrangements.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz testified at the High Court in the corruption trial of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who faces charges related to the Jana Wibawa programme.
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The High Court in George Town has scheduled eight trial dates in October for four men charged in connection with the Nhaveen murder case, following the successful overturning of their previous acquittal.
A Malaysian High Court has frozen approximately RM14 million in assets belonging to the East West group, an oil palm conglomerate, through a domestic Mareva injunction order. The decision safeguards investors' potential recovery should they succeed in their civil lawsuit.
Malaysia's High Court has rejected an application by three travel company directors seeking to postpone a RM492,480 refund to umrah pilgrims, upholding findings of fraud related to cancelled COVID-19 trips.
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A High Court judge has extended the police's search deadline for Muhammad Riduan Abdullah by six months, while reproaching officers for insufficient initiative in the ongoing investigation tied to Indira Gandhi's case.