The taxman is seeking summary judgment in the RM9.41 million tax suit against lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) filed the summary judgment application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday.

Under civil law, a summary judgment allows the court to rule in favour of the IRB in the tax suit against Shafee, without needing full trial.

Through the summary judgment bid, IRB contended that the lawyer...