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A Malaysian High Court has determined that a two-day delay in serving a counterstatement does not automatically invalidate a trademark application, treating timing requirements as procedural guidance rather than strict legal obligations.
A Malaysian High Court has rejected an appeal against a 5-year prison sentence handed to a businessman convicted of assaulting bodyguards during the Ramadan fasting period, with the judge finding no grounds for intervention.
The High Court in Klang has acquitted independent preacher Muhammad Fathi Na'im Mazlan of all rape and sexual assault charges, with the judge finding insufficient evidence to establish a case against the defendant.
A High Court judge has upheld a 10-year prison sentence against former company executive Ooi Vin Shen for raping and blackmailing a 14-year-old girl, finding no legal error in the sessions court's conviction.