Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) are in the process of settling a suit filed by the latter to recover over RM9.41 million in income tax arrears owed by him.

Counsel Rajan Navaratnam, representing Shafee, told High Court Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain that the parties are also seeking an adjournment of today’s hearing due to the new development to settle the suit.

The court was scheduled to...