Federal Court makes landmark ruling against Financial Information Services

KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Court has handed down a landmark decision by dismissing a defamation suit appeal by a company tasked with providing credit information to loan companies.

The firm, Financial Information Services Sdn Bhd (FIS), had appealed against the Court of Appeal decision in 2011 in allowing the defamation suit brought against it by former Sekong State Assemblyman Salleh Janan.