He has also applied to disqualify six judges from hearing his case on grounds of bias.
The judges are Suriyadi Halim Omar, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramli Ali, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi and Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha.
Lingam, who is overseas, further wants his contempt proceedings – in a case where a different bench of judges was accused of plagiarism – to be struck out permanently for abuse of the process.
On Sept 29, a five-man bench chaired by Suriyadi had fixed the contempt case to commence, with or without Lingam’s presence on Nov 8.
Lingam’s application to review the Sept 29 decision and for other remedies has been fixed for Nov 6.
“I am not at liberty to reveal details of the applications before the proceedings on Monday (Nov 6),” Lingam told FMT when contacted.
He said the court papers had been filed on Oct 27 and a lawyer, whose name he declined to reveal, had been appointed.
“I will not be present due to my medical condition,” he added.
Lingam, who was implicated in a judicial fixing case by a royal commission of inquiry in 2007, has been skipping court since 2013 over the contempt charge.
Suriyadi had said the court had also made a finding of fact that Lingam’s medical report from a United States hospital was forged, but the former lawyer claimed the remark by the bench was unfair.
Lingam had appeared for clients, consisting of family members, in a civil suit. But later, everyone, including another lawyer, were charged with contempt for claiming that a Federal Court bench had plagiarised its judgment in a commercial case.
The contempt proceedings came about after 24 shareholders of a family-owned company filed a review against the decision of the Federal Court in favour of two liquidators in 2012.
The contempt proceedings have been adjourned numerous times since 2012, especially due to the absence of Lingam.
The court fixed Nov 21, 2016, as the final chance for Lingam to appear before them. But Lingam again did not turn up.
Meanwhile, all the 24 and lawyer T C Nayagam pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined.
The government had earlier taken over the contempt proceedings from two liquidators against Lingam, former Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd (KJCF) group managing director See Teow Chuan and 23 others, who were the majority and minority contributories of Kian Joo Holdings Sdn Bhd (KJH).
The legal dispute that led to the contempt proceedings began in 2009 when one of the respondents went to the High Court after a rival company, Can-One International Sdn Bhd, won the tender to purchase a 32.9% stake in KJFC.
The respondents failed in the High Court to stop Can-One from acquiring the shares.
However, the Court of Appeal reversed the decision.
The case was then taken to the Federal Court where a three-member panel of judges ruled in favour of the liquidators in 2012.
The respondents then filed a review, citing plagiarism in the court’s written judgment. However, it was dismissed by the Federal Court.