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Matthew Agius is Senior Reporter on Law and Court Affairs at MaltaToday. He is also a Legal Procurator and Commissioner for Oaths. Prior to reading Law at the University of Malta, Matthew served in the British Army.

Court & Police

Some Pilatus Bank crimes already time-barred, Constitutional Court told

The Constitutional Court is being urged not to allow more crimes,...

National

Repubblika denounces ‘unjust tactics to delay justice’

Repubblika files reply to State Advocate’s appeal against a judge’s...

Court & Police

Man who died after Bugibba bar assault was severely intoxicated, court expert testifies

A medico-legal court expert testifies in the ongoing compilation of evidence...

Court & Police

Man charged over drugs find, walks out of court after arrest declared illegal

A man who was arrested on Monday after police discovered 46 sachets of drugs in...

Court & Police

Chief Justice reverses decree to reassign magistrate for Pilatus investigation

Latest twist in saga over recusal of magistrate in Repubblika police challenge:...

Court & Police

Man ‘played dead’ before attacking police officers at Floriana lock-up, court told

During routine checks officers noticed that the man appeared to be unconscious,...

Court & Police

Widow of notary Ivan Barbara drops Facebook defamation case after apology

Marthese Mussett had posted a series of comments about the widow on a Facebook...

Court & Police

Abner Aquilina sexually abused by River of Love member before Paulina Dembska murder, lawyer claims

Abner Aquilina's defence lawyer hammers River of Love witness and claims he...

Court & Police

Pain Clinic lawyer sharply criticises prosecution for wasting sitting

Lawyer accuses prosecution of neglecting case after no witnesses were summonsed...

Court & Police

Pilatus bank challenge proceedings: New magistrate assigned to hear the case

Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit will be preceding over proceedings over...

Court & Police

Prosecution error means 2020 money laundering case against Tarxien butchers must start again

The error means the couple's case which has been ongoing for two years, has...

Court & Police

Man accused of punching wife in the face during argument over son's untidiness

Woman punched after intervening to protect son from husband

National

€510,000 compensation for owner but no eviction for Hamrun band club

Marquis Scicluna heirs awarded €510,000 in damages from the State over...

Court & Police

Police officers looking for jewellery thieves nab men breaching bail curfew

Two men charged with breaching bail conditions were remanded in custody

Court & Police

Three charged over knifepoint phone shop robbery

Three men separately charged with stealing mobile phones from a Zebbug shop

National

[WATCH] Minister backs Attorney General in bad week for public prosecutions

Prosecuting lawyers in the Office of the Attorney General are suffering the...

Court & Police

[WATCH] Courts get AI technology in bid for more efficient justice system

Artificial Intelligence technology aims to improve the courts efficiency in...

Court & Police

Man remanded in custody over Sunday arson attack in Sliema

The man was accused of voluntarily starting a fire at an underground garage...

Court & Police

BirdLife take government to court over turtle-dove shooting season

BirdLife is asking the Courts to declare the practice illegal, with a view to...

Court & Police

Goldcar boss wins acquittal thanks to prosecution’s weak case on illegal employment

Magistrate berates police, AG for sloppy prosecution after Christian Borg, also...