Bar Council ordered to pay Muhammad Shafee RM50,000 over fine


PUTRAJAYA: Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has succeeded at the Federal Court to challenge the Bar Council over a decision to fine him RM5,000 for misconduct after he gave a press interview that was deemed to be self-serving.

“This is a landmark judgment as the apex court had decided for the first time what amounts to publicity and advertisement,” he said.

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