Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim is statutorily time-barred from filing a suit against the law firm he founded in 1987, claimed a court filing.

A statement of defence by Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co claimed that this is due to Zaid only instituting the suit against last month, which is 12 years after he allegedly inked an agreement with the firm to relinquish all his interests, rights and assets in said firm.