Judge discloses previous advisory role in firm linked to MYAirline founder

A civil court judge has disclosed that she was previously a lawyer for a company linked to MYAirline founder Goh Hwan Hua, who is being sued by 15 investors over his separate business.

As a result, Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Adlin Abdul Majid this morning postponed the hearing to Nov 27 to allow counsel for the investors as well as Goh to mull whether to seek her recusal over potential conflict of interest.

Today was initially fixed for hearing of an application by Goh and four other defendants to strike out a lawsuit by 15 plaintiffs over alleged failure to pay monthly redemption value sums worth...