PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — The Court of Appeal will decide on August 11 whether former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will succeed in disqualifying two lawyers from representing...
PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — The Court of Appeal will decide on August 11 whether former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will succeed in disqualifying two lawyers from representing former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas in a lawsuit involving a RM1.9 million compensation claim.
Najib had disagreed that two partners from the law firm Tommy Thomas — which was co-founded by Thomas — should be allowed to represent the former AG in a lawsuit. In that lawsuit, Najib is suing Thomas for alleged wrongful prosecution in four criminal cases and wants at least RM1.9 million in compensation.
Firoz cited the Legal Profession Rules’ rule five, where no lawyers should accept a case if it would make it difficult for him to maintain his professional independence or if it would be incompatible with the best interests of the administration of justice. “The firm is not linked to the charges, that one we all accept, the firm did not charge Datuk Seri Najib. But Tan Sri Tommy Thomas was the founding partner of Tommy Thomas, and he remains a consultant there. So let’s say for the sake of argument, Tommy Thomas loses the suit, then he will be liable to pay damages; therefore, there is a pecuniary interest,” he said.
Alan added that Thomas had rejoined the law firm in September 2020 as a consultant, and not a partner, stressing that he is not a member of the law firm and holds no interest in the law firm to date. Alan also argued that there is no conflict of interest between lawyers’ duties to their client and their duty to the courts, as the overriding duty is to the courts.
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