Queen's Counsel Jonathan Laidlaw applies to appear as Najib's lawyer in SRC appeal


KUALA LUMPUR: A British lawyer has applied to be admitted as a lawyer in Malaysia for him to appear as the lead counsel for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the Pekan MP's final appeal in the RM42mil SRC International Sdn Bhd case at the Federal Court.

A notice of originating motion filed at the High Court through Messrs Shafee & Co on Tuesday (May 31) named lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw as the applicant.

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