High Court Dismisses Challenge Against YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
A recent matter handled by our Dispute Resolution team was featured across several Malaysian news outlets.
We represented the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in successfully striking out proceedings brought by P. Waytha Moorthy (“Plaintiff”) regarding the Prime Minister’s appointment and his position as the Member of Parliament for Tambun.
In allowing our striking out application on 18.3.2026, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found, amongst others, that the Plaintiff’s suit was frivolous, vexatious, disclosed no reasonable cause of action, and constituted an abuse of the court process. While the High Court has delivered its decision, the matter remains subject to a potential appeal by the Plaintiff.
The matter was handled by Ranjit Singh (Ranjit Singh & Yeoh), together with our Daniel Albert, and Nicholas Yap (Daniel & Wong).
🔗 Media Coverage as below:
- https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/03/18/anwar-wins-bid-to-strike-out-legal-challenge-over-pm-and-tambun-mp-posts-judge-rules-waytha-moorthy-has-no-case/213030
- https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php/business/crime_courts/news.php?id=2535559
- https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/03/1399401/updated-high-court-rejects-waytha-moorthys-challenge-anwar-prime
- https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/03/18/court-strikes-out-waytha-moorthy039s-suit-against-anwar
- https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/03/18/high-court-strikes-out-waythas-bid-against-anwar
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