PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today ordered businessman J.R. Deepak Jaikishan, his brother and their company to pay RM40,000 in total costs as a result of their lawyers discharging themselves from representing them in the appeals over a lawsuit filed against Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife and three others.
A three-member bench led by Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah awarded costs of RM10,000 to each respondent considering that the change of lawyers was made at the eleventh hour and that it was the second time they sought to change lawyers.
Justice Mohamad Zabidin said in view of the fact that Deepak's lawyers have been discharged and the appeals have to be postponed, costs of RM10,000 to each respondent were appropriate, namely to the former prime minister (Najib) and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Najib's brother Datuk Ahmad Johari Abdul Razak and Najib's former principal private secretary Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh.
The other two judges presiding on the bench were Justices Datuk Abu Bakar Jais and Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali.
Earlier, Justice Mohamad Zabidin allowed lawyer Magita Hari Mogan's application for a discharge from acting for Deepak, his bother J. Rajesh and their company Radiant Splendour Sdn Bhd in the four appeals.
She told the court that the discharge order was filed on Friday (Nov 26), citing failure to obtain any instructions from her clients.
Earlier, Najib and Rosmah's lawyer Datuk David Matthews as well as lawyer Dhinesh Bhaskaran representing Ahmad Johari, lawyer Porres Royan appearing for Abdul Azeez and lawyer Farah Shuhadah Razali for Shukry sought RM10,000 in costs after Magita informed the court of the filing of the discharge order.
Justice Mohamad Zabidin then directed for the case to be sent for case management before the appellate court's deputy registrar today, who subsequently fixed Dec 14 for another case management.
The appellants -- Deepak, Rajesh and Radiant Splendour -- were appealing against the High Court's decision on Jan 14 last year which struck out their lawsuit against the respondents.
In the suit, the appellants sought general, exemplary and aggravated damages, alleging conspiracy that led to the two brothers and their company to suffer losses.
They also claimed that all the respondents had committed tort of conspiracy, fraud, malfeasance and abuse of process.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Nov 29 2021
The Court of Appeal ordered businessman J.R. Deepak Jaikishan, his brother and their company to pay RM40,000 in total costs as a result of their lawyers discharging themselves from representing them in the appeals over a lawsuit. - File photo
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