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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

Sicilians charged after police find 2.5kg of cannabis on ferry

The defence lawyer told the court that he was informed that there had been...

Business News

American investors ordered to pay legal fees for failed St James bid

American buyers associated with Pakistani businessman also connected to Vitals...

Court & Police

Court extends travel ruling against Russian woman who abducted Maltese son

A court has prohibited a Russian mother, who had disappeared with her...

Court & Police

Man fined €14,000 following contraband cigarettes discovery

A 59-year-old man has been slapped with a hefty fine and a suspended...

Court & Police

Man charged after Swieqi family detain 3am burglar

The court denied bail to a burglar caught red-handed, saying it deemed the...

Court & Police

Paceville strip-club managers not responsible for 2013 assault by bouncers

Two managers at a gentlemen's club have been acquitted of causing grievous...

Court & Police

Fishermen sue fuel supplier over contaminated diesel

Two fishermen have filed court proceedings against a local fuel supplier after...

Court & Police

Libel victory for Illum in case filed by former MFA president

Media houses from overseas, including the BBC's Panorama TV programme,...

Court & Police

Man sentenced to 12 months in jail for hammer attack

A man has been jailed for a year after he pleaded guilty to attacking...

Court & Police

Aircraft maintenance company representative found guilty of taking the law into his own hands

Taking into account the circumstances of the case, its nature and the character...

Court & Police

Nigerian drug trafficker's 2010 sentence to stand despite rights breach

A court has ruled that a Nigerian man who was jailed for 20 years for...

Court & Police

Bystanders acquitted of ripping off car door and assaulting motorist

The court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to find the defendants...

Court & Police

Speaker’s PAC ruling on oil scandal breached right to non-self incrimination

A Constitutional court has held that a 2014 ruling by the Speaker of the House,...

Court & Police

Heirs of dockyard asbestos victim awarded €30,000 in moral damages

Court awards family members €30,000 in moral damages for death of their...

Court & Police

Jose Herrera libel victory confirmed on appeal

The court of appeal agreed with the first court's reasoning in that the...

Court & Police

Motorist held partially responsible for fatally injuring Aldo Moro road jaywalker

Magistrate Bugeja observed that jurisprudence had established that a third...

Court & Police

Karozzin driver denies multiple armed robbery charges

A karozzin driver known to police, has been remanded in custody on charges of...

Court & Police

Updated | Sliema pensioner requests alcohol rehab after knife attack on ex-partner

A Sliema pensioner has been handed...

Court & Police

Assistant police commissioner takes PSC to court over selection of deputy commissioners

An assistant police commissioner has hit out at the opacity with which the...

Court & Police

Woman admits visiting Malta to work illegally

A woman is being detained pending her compulsory return to Italy after she...