The Court of Appeal has set Nov 26 to hear the appeal by Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown and two others against a High Court's decision to allow the application by Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu for her defamation suit against the former to be decided through the determination of points of law.

Rewcastle-Brown's lawyer Americk Sidhu and Sultanah Nur Zahirah's counsel Datuk Mohd Haaziq Pillay Abdullah, when contacted, confirmed the appeal hearing date.

Americk said his client wanted the defamation lawsuit to be decided through a full trial...