Forfeited funds cannot be used to pay lawyers, court rules


PUTRAJAYA: A law firm has lost its bid to review the decision of an earlier Federal Court panel that lawyers cannot claim legal fees owed to it from monies seized under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUA).

Messrs Wan Shahrizal, Hari & Co’s review application was dismissed by a three-member panel of the Federal Court comprising Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah and Federal Court judges Justices Zabariah Mohd Yusof and Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal.

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