KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- The High Court has declared Datuk Seri Andrew Kam Tai Yeow a "vexatious litigant" due to his multiple lawsuits against his father, Tan Sri Kam Woon Wah, and the latter's 10 companies.

The court also barred Tai Yeow from initiating any new legal proceedings in Malaysia against his father - a former MCA secretary-general - and the 10 firms unless he first obtains leave from a High Court judge.

High Court judge Roz Mawar Rozain issued the orders on Tuesday and directed that the declaration be gazetted. She also ordered Tai Yeow to pay RM20,000 in costs to his father and the 10 companies.

The father, aged 96 this year, and his 63-year-old son have been embroiled in legal disputes since 2017.

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