The High Court of Kuala Lumpur was told yesterday that former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy and its former chairperson Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah cannot be liable for losses incurred by the company due to irregularities committed by others.

Counsel Sanjay Mohan, who acted for Arul Kanda submitted that the issue pertaining to 1MDB's financial losses was raised in 2014, a year before his client’s appointment in the company....