High Court paves the way for Lim Goh Tong’s grandson in Kuala Lumpur’s RM1.6 billion estate dispute.

High Court paves the way for Lim Goh Tong’s grandson in Kuala Lumpur’s RM1.6 billion estate dispute.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The High Court has dismissed a preliminary objection by court-appointed administrators overseeing the RM1.6 billion estate of the late Lim Siew Kim, the third child of Genting founder Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, clearing the way for her son, Marcus Chan Jau Chwen, to pursue his challenge.

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