MOHAMED HANIFF BIN KHATRI ABDULLA v 1. ) PARTI PRIBUMI BERSATU MALAYSIA 2. ) TAN SRI DATO' HAJI MAHIADDIN BIN MD YASIN 3. ) DATO' SERI HAMZAH ZAINUDIN 4. ) DATO' MOHAMED SALLEH BAJURI

wa-22ncvc-497-07-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 August 2025 • WA-22NCvC-497-07/2021 • 9 min read

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Introduction 1. The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendants is for payment of fees to the amount of RM12.5 million for legal services rendered to the Defendants which they have failed to pay to date. 2. The case proceeded to a full trial with both parties relying on oral as well as documentary evidence. Conclusion 22. As a conclusion the Court finds that although the Plaintiff had provided extensive services to the Defendants, the services were rendered without any expectation of payment. The Plaintiff’s claim in this case is an afterthought in retaliation of the “Sheraton Move”. 23. In pursuance of the above findings the Court dismissed the Plaintiff’s claim with a cost of RM150, 000.

Judges (1)

Akhtar bin Tahir Delivered

Counsel (4)

Chetan Jethwani & Company Firm Zharif Nizamuddin Firm Muhammad Firdaus Bin Shaik Alauddin Counsel Plaintiff Shu Ivy Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

Dato' Mohamed Salleh Bajuri Defendant Dato' Seri Hamzah Zainudin Defendant Mohamed Haniff bin Khatri Abdulla Plaintiff Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Defendant Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 101
Legal Profession Act 1976
s 116

Judgment

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