Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s application to stay the RM1.69 billion tax suit against him will be heard by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Nov 8.

Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Ahmad Bache fixed this date after case management of the matter in his chambers this afternoon.

During the chamber proceedings, the judge also set the same date to hear the plaintiff government’s application for summary judgement against defendant Najib...