Muhammad Shafee Abdullah considers the 1MDB case to be the first black mark on his sterling legal career.

Although stating that he and his client, former premier Najib Abdul Razak, accept and respect the judgment, the lawyer however was nonplussed.

“I am just so surprised that this is probably the only case I have ever had where at this stage I didn’t even win on a single point.

“Forget about the cloth, not even a shred of cotton I won in this particular holding...