Rosmah bids to strike out RM60mil lawsuit by Lebanese jeweller
Monday, 23 Jul 20184:09 PM MYT
by royce tan
THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will be making an application to the court to strike out the RM60mil lawsuit against her by Lebanese jewellery firm, Global Royalty Trading SAL.
The lawyers of the former prime minister’s wife have filed her defence in the suit earlier on Monday (July 23).
Messrs Geethan Ram said the crux of Rosmah’s defence is that she did not purchase any of the jewellery - which are the subject matter of the suit - hence, the legal titles of the jewellery were never passed to her.
“The jewellery in question were delivered for our client’s viewing by virtue of the fact that she was the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the Plaintiff’s own accord and volition and without there being any obligation for our client to purchase the jewellery.
“Accordingly, the suit filed by Global Royalty against our client is clearly unlawful, frivolous, vexatious and/or an abuse of the court process. In the circumstances, the position taken by Global Royalty that our client is liable to indemnify them monies in the sum of RM59,831,317.40 is misconceived and without any legal basis,” the lawyers said in a statement, adding that premised on the above, Rosmah shall in due course, make an application to the court to strike out the suit.
The legal counsel representing Rosmah are Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent, Datuk K. Kumaraendran, Rajivan Nambiar, Reza Rahim, Lavania Raja and Revin Kumar.
The case management has been fixed to be on Friday.
On June 26, Global Royalty filed the legal suit against Rosmah at the Kuala Lumpur High Court over a consignment of “missing” jewellery.
It is seeking mandatory order for 44 pieces of jewellery, amounting to US$14,787,770 (RM59.8mil), to be returned.
Naming Rosmah as its “long-standing customer”, the firm said it was common practice to deliver consignments to Rosmah at her request for evaluation, prior to eventual purchases.
The consignment was delivered by hand on Feb 10.
On May 22, Rosmah confirmed in a letter to Global Royalty that she had received the jewellery, but it was no longer in her possession as it was seized by the authorities.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/23/rosmah-bids-to-strike-out-rm60mil-lawsuit-by-lebanese-jeweller/#8GLcZVF1WIAoMoqm.99
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will be making an application to the court to strike out the RM60mil lawsuit against her by Lebanese jewellery firm, Global Royalty Trading SAL.
The lawyers of the former prime minister’s wife have filed her defence in the suit earlier on Monday (July 23).
Messrs Geethan Ram said the crux of Rosmah’s defence is that she did not purchase any of the jewellery - which are the subject matter of the suit - hence, the legal titles of the jewellery were never passed to her.
“The jewellery in question were delivered for our client’s viewing by virtue of the fact that she was the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the Plaintiff’s own accord and volition and without there being any obligation for our client to purchase the jewellery.
“Accordingly, the suit filed by Global Royalty against our client is clearly unlawful, frivolous, vexatious and/or an abuse of the court process. In the circumstances, the position taken by Global Royalty that our client is liable to indemnify them monies in the sum of RM59,831,317.40 is misconceived and without any legal basis,” the lawyers said in a statement, adding that premised on the above, Rosmah shall in due course, make an application to the court to strike out the suit.
The legal counsel representing Rosmah are Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent, Datuk K. Kumaraendran, Rajivan Nambiar, Reza Rahim, Lavania Raja and Revin Kumar.
The case management has been fixed to be on Friday.
On June 26, Global Royalty filed the legal suit against Rosmah at the Kuala Lumpur High Court over a consignment of “missing” jewellery.
It is seeking mandatory order for 44 pieces of jewellery, amounting to US$14,787,770 (RM59.8mil), to be returned.
Naming Rosmah as its “long-standing customer”, the firm said it was common practice to deliver consignments to Rosmah at her request for evaluation, prior to eventual purchases.
The consignment was delivered by hand on Feb 10.
On May 22, Rosmah confirmed in a letter to Global Royalty that she had received the jewellery, but it was no longer in her possession as it was seized by the authorities.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/23/rosmah-bids-to-strike-out-rm60mil-lawsuit-by-lebanese-jeweller/#8GLcZVF1WIAoMoqm.99
