Commission-based lawyer may still qualify as partner, court rules
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The Court of Appeal overturned lower court rulings that absolved a lawyer of liability as a partner in a law firm over RM920,612 in missing property sale proceeds.
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Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli, who led a three-member bench, ruled that a lawyer’s commission-based remuneration did not automatically disqualify him from being considered a partner under the Partnership Act 1961.
Justices Ismail Brahim and Dean Wayne Daly were the other members of the panel.
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