Malcolm
Mifsud

Malcolm Mifsud is a partner at Mifsud & Associates.

Contractor must pay for work carried out
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The general principle of contract of works is that if the works are carried...
For a tender to be cancelled serious irregularities must be proven
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The fact that the contracting authority did not follow anti-competition...
Individuals cannot force government to issue property on tender
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Although individuals may have property adjacent to government land, they do not...
Individuals cannot for the government to issue property on tender
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Although individuals may have property adjacent to government land, they do not...
Interim measures in human rights cases should be applied in exceptional cases
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An interim measure should be allowed in very exceptional circumstances, such...
Court will only investigate a request for a counter-warrant on a prima facie basis
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The Court cannot enter deeply into the merits of the case, in order to decide...
A suspicion is not evidence
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Circumstantial evidence is like a chain of evidence that must lead to the guilt...
Aggrieved bidder should not be penalised by mistake of contracting authority
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Whenever a bidder in a public call for tenders feels that a decision taken by a...
Tacit resolutive condition may dissolve agreement only in grave circumstances
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The Court will dissolve an agreement containing a tacit resolutive condition...
Court must be morally convinced charges admitted to actually exist
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The Court when faced with a guilty plea must be still convinced that the charge...
Unfair dismissal must be decided on basis of legal requisites, not arbitrary criteria
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When determining whether the dismissal from employment is a fair one or...
Terms of agreement should be clear between contracting parties
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The parties to an agreement should be clear to each other and each of the...
Shareholders may sue other shareholders for damages only in certain circumstances
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Shareholders may take action against other shareholders only when it is...
Reputation issues may be reason to allow a liquidation of a company
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The Reputation of fellow shareholders may be considered as a grave circumstance...
COVID 19 Legal Notice suspending liquidation of companies should be repealed
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The Commercial Court asked Ministers to repeal Legal Notice 373/2020, which had...
Representation in a contract must be indicated
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If a party is representing another party in an agreement or a contract must be...
Court cases cannot be repeated only if they are identical
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The parties to a case cannot file another action if they are identical
Parties may not follow through on promise-of-sale if earnest (kapparra) is paid
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If the purchaser pays earnest (kapparra) the parties may not contract the sale,...
Tribunals are set up by special laws
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The jurisdiction of Tribunals are found in special law and if not found in the...
When public interest comes into play
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The authorities may take measures in private property in order to safeguard...