Malaysia has been praised for its success in managing the backlog of court cases in a short period of three years.

A report by the World Bank gives a positive review of reforms implemented by the Judiciary in managing the backlog, stating that such results are "rarely reached even in programmes lasting two or three times longer".

The report, titled "Malaysia Court Backlog and Delay Reduction Program: A Progress Report" and published on Sept 5, describes Malaysia's efforts as an "interesting model" for other countries looking to improve the efficiency of their respective legal systems.

"The Malaysian model is not radical in its content so much as in its ability to follow best practices, something which few countries in its position managed to do," says the report.

Excerpts of the report were included in a press release issued to the media by the office of the Chief Registrar' of the Federal Court today.

The report stresses in its conclusion that the best way for other countries to learn from the Malaysian Judiciary's success in handling its case backlog is to see for themselves how it is done and by talking with the local participants.

"The Malaysians designed their programme on the basis of many such visits, and the experience clearly paid off. They selected what they saw working in other countries and then tailored the approaches to their own situation," the report says.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak praised the Judiciary for bringing down the case backlog by almost 90 percent over the last three years.