UK law firm gets 2 more weeks to reply to 1MDB-linked US$340m suit

United Kingdom-based law firm was given another two weeks to respond to the Malaysian government's 1MDB-linked US$340 million (RM1.4 billion) lawsuit.

Judge Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh allowed this application by the prosecution during today’s open-court proceedings on the suit.

As a result, the scheduled hearing of the suit was vacated and a case management fixed on Oct 22, to give opportunity to the UK-based legal firm to respond...