The Federal Court has fixed Feb 23 to hear the IRB’s bid for leave to appeal against the stay of Najib Razak’s bankruptcy proceedings over RM1.69b in taxes.

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed Feb 23 next year to hear the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision granting former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak a stay of bankruptcy proceedings against him.

Lawyer Wee Yeong Kang, representing Najib, confirmed the hearing date to Bernama when contacted.

He said the date was fixed during an earlier case management session early this month (Nov 4).