Senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today succeeded in having the Kuala Lumpur High Court allow the testimony of Hospital Kuala Lumpur's doctor in the Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy II case be included in the bundle of documents for his suit against the Malaysian Bar and two others.

However, Justice Asmabi Mohamad would determine whether those documents can be admitted as part of the agreed bundle on Jan 18.

This was told to Malaysiakini by senior lawyer Porres Royan who appeared for retired Court of Appeal judge VC George.

Shafee was represented by Hasnal Rezua Merican, who made the application to have the testimony included.

Porres said lawyers for the Bar and himself questioned the purpose of having the said documents added to the bundle as it was not related.

Justice Asmabi, who heard the matter in chambers, fixed 10 days beginning Jan 18 to hear the suit brought by Shafee.

Shafee had already obtained an inter-parte injunction on March 31 against the Bar and senior lawyer Tommy Thomas and George, barring the Bar from discussing his alleged misconduct.

The senior lawyer had on March 13 managed to get an ex-parte injunction (one party injunction) to stop the motion tabled by Thomas, supported by George, from being discussed during the Bar annual general meeting.

Series of roadshows on Anwar's conviction

Thomas and George had filed a motion for Shafee to be brought before the Bar's disciplinary board over the series of roadshows he led on Anwar's conviction which he helped secure, being the government- appointed prosecutor.

They further cited Shafee's actions of holding press conferences criticising Anwar, who as a convicted prisoner cannot respond, as another reason why action should be taken against the Umno­-linked lawyer.

Shafee's actions, they said, violated Rules 5(a), 31, 32, 33 and 49 of the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978.

Rule 5(a) states that a lawyer should not accept a case if he or she cannot be a professional, while Rule 31 states lawyers should uphold the dignity of the profession.

Thomas and George also cited Rule 33, which states that feelings between clients should not influence the lawyer's conduct towards parties, and Rule 49, which states that lawyers should not ask for a matter or case to be reported.

Shafee in his suit filed on March 12, a day before the Bar AGM, claimed Thomas had antagonism against him since he had represented Anwar in his bid to disqualify Shafee from representing the prosecution in the Sodomy II appeal.