New NKF pleased its claims have been accepted by Durai
By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 10 January 2007 2255 hrs
SINGAPORE : The new National Kidney Foundation has reacted to the twist in the NKF trial.
It said it was pleased that the claims made against TT Durai had been accepted by the former NKF head.
But the new NKF will continue its action against the other defendants.
They are former Chairman Richard Yong, former board member Matilda Chua, former treasurer Loo Say San, and Durai's business associate Pharis Aboobacker, as well as third parties Alwyn Lim, Lawrence Chia, Kweh Soon Han and Chow Kok Fong.
In a statement signed by current NKF Chairman Gerard Ee, NKF said it was very grateful to the legal team from law firm Allen & Gledhill, led by Senior Counsel K Shanmugam and Edwin Tong.
Mr Shanmugam, it said, saw that the NKF had a very strong case against the old management and proceeded, when two other law firms had advised that it did not have a good case.
The NKF said the team of lawyers worked tirelessly for the last eight months, chased after every lead, and managed to recover vital information through computer forensics technology.
The law firm has said that it does not want to profit from this action and will donate all its fees to the NKF.
The NKF added that it looked forward to putting the past behind them, learn the lessons and focus on the future.
The charity now has just over 2,000 kidney failure patients. - CNA/ms
SINGAPORE : The new National Kidney Foundation has reacted to the twist in the NKF trial.
It said it was pleased that the claims made against TT Durai had been accepted by the former NKF head.
But the new NKF will continue its action against the other defendants.
They are former Chairman Richard Yong, former board member Matilda Chua, former treasurer Loo Say San, and Durai's business associate Pharis Aboobacker, as well as third parties Alwyn Lim, Lawrence Chia, Kweh Soon Han and Chow Kok Fong.
In a statement signed by current NKF Chairman Gerard Ee, NKF said it was very grateful to the legal team from law firm Allen & Gledhill, led by Senior Counsel K Shanmugam and Edwin Tong.
Mr Shanmugam, it said, saw that the NKF had a very strong case against the old management and proceeded, when two other law firms had advised that it did not have a good case.
The NKF said the team of lawyers worked tirelessly for the last eight months, chased after every lead, and managed to recover vital information through computer forensics technology.
The law firm has said that it does not want to profit from this action and will donate all its fees to the NKF.
The NKF added that it looked forward to putting the past behind them, learn the lessons and focus on the future.
The charity now has just over 2,000 kidney failure patients. - CNA/ms
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