A LEBANESE luxury jeweller has vowed to pursue Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor through every available legal avenue in a bid to recover RM67.46 million awarded by the High Court, signalling that the case is far from over despite the court's decisive ruling in its favour.
The dispute, which centres on dozens of high-value jewellery pieces that were allegedly never returned, is now shifting from a courtroom battle over liability to an enforcement campaign that could ultimately expose Rosmah to bankruptcy proceedings if the debt remains unpaid.
Global Royalty Trading SAL Ltd, which succeeded in its claim against Rosmah, has made clear that securing judgment is only the beginning of its efforts to recover what it says rightfully belongs to the company.
Senior lawyer Datuk David Gurupatham, acting for the Lebanese jeweller, said his client intends to pursue full recovery of the award without compromise.
"We will execute the judgment until we recover every penny, or she is declared bankrupt. Those are my instructions from the client," he told the New Straits Times.
While bankruptcy remains a possibility, David emphasised that it would not be the company's immediate response should Rosmah fail to satisfy the judgment within the one-month period ordered by the court.
"We will pursue bankruptcy only if all attempts to enforce the judgment and recover the debt fail," he said.
The warning follows a landmark High Court decision delivered by Judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon, who ordered Rosmah to pay RM67,461,027.37 after finding that she had failed to return 43 luxury jewellery items supplied to her under a consignment arrangement.
The court accepted the jeweller's position that the items remained its property throughout the transaction and that Rosmah neither purchased nor returned them.
In his findings, the judge concluded that the jewellery had been delivered to Rosmah for viewing purposes, that payment was never made, and that the items were not returned to the company.
The ruling also dismantled a key pillar of Rosmah's defence.
The court dismissed her third-party claim against the Inspector-General of Police and the Malaysian government, rejecting assertions that the missing jewellery had been seized during law enforcement raids linked to investigations into the 1MDB scandal in 2018.
That finding effectively leaves Rosmah solely responsible for the value of the missing items under the court's judgment.
The litigation originated from a consignment arrangement involving 44 luxury jewellery pieces valued at approximately US$14.57 million, equivalent to about RM68.3 million.
According to Global Royalty, the jewellery was delivered to Rosmah in 2018 for viewing and selection, but the collection was never returned.
Only one piece, a diamond emerald bracelet, was eventually recovered and returned to the company following separate forfeiture proceedings.
The remaining 43 items remain unaccounted for and formed the basis of the successful civil claim.
Legal experts note that Malaysian law provides judgment creditors with a wide range of enforcement mechanisms before bankruptcy proceedings are initiated.
These include seizure and sale actions against assets, garnishee proceedings involving financial accounts and examinations requiring debtors to disclose their financial position and available assets.
The jeweller's determination to exhaust every available avenue suggests that the enforcement stage could become as fiercely contested as the original lawsuit itself.
Meanwhile, Rosmah's legal team has signalled that the matter will move swiftly to the appellate courts.
Her counsel, Rajivan Nambiar, said the defence intends to seek a stay of execution and challenge the High Court's ruling before the Court of Appeal.
Such applications could temporarily delay enforcement efforts while the appeal process unfolds, potentially setting the stage for a lengthy legal battle over one of Malaysia's most high-profile civil judgments involving luxury assets.
For Global Royalty, however, the objective remains unchanged.
The company is seeking either full repayment of the court-awarded sum or recovery through legal enforcement measures, a strategy that now places Rosmah under increasing financial and legal pressure as the case enters its next chapter.
The judgment represents one of the largest civil awards arising from a luxury jewellery dispute in Malaysia and could become a closely watched test of how far creditors are willing to go in enforcing high-value court orders against prominent public figures. - June 10, 2026
