Court sets Dec 7 to rule on govt bid to strike out suit by Dutch model Ivana's mother

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed Dec 7 to deliver its decision in an application by the government to strike out a lawsuit filed by the mother of Dutch model Ivana Esther Robert Smit, who died in a fall from a condominium five years ago.

Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain set the date after hearing submissions from Senior Federal Counsel Mohd Azhar Hamzah, who appeared for the government, and lawyer Datuk SN Nair, who represented Smit's mother, Christina Carolina Gerarda Johanna Verstappen.