Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan, appearing for the AG, told the court the Attorney-General’s Chambers needs time to formulate and file its submissions in the matter.

Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh ordered both parties to file their submissions by July 12.

The court also set the family’s application for leave to commence judicial review for hearing on Aug 8.

The applicants were represented by lawyer Nizamuddin Abdul Hamid.

On June 6, Daim, his family and 18 companies linked to them filed the application, naming Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as a co-respondent.

They claim Anwar “exerted (his) influence” on MACC to “advance his personal agenda” against Daim.

The family also claimed that as a result of this influence, MACC on June 7 last year issued freezing orders under Section 44(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, covering all of their accounts.

Besides Anwar and MACC, the application named four other respondents, including MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki and the federal government.

The family said the orders lapsed in September last year, but that they had not been charged with any money laundering offences.

They also claimed they were not told what money laundering offences MACC was probing to warrant the seizure.

Daim’s family alleged that the seizure of their personal and company accounts was done in bad faith, and want the court to quash the seizure.