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.

No bail for man caught with 3.5kg of khat
Court & Police
A man accused of importing the banned substance did not request bail at this...
Ombudsman's authority to investigate AFM promotions confirmed on appeal
Court & Police
Throwing out an appeal filed by the Ministry for Home Affairs, the court has...
Driver guilty of causing pedestrian’s death gets suspended jail sentence
Court & Police
A 33-year-old man from Paola has had his driving licence suspended for a year...
Synthetic cannabis 'not illegal', court holds
Court & Police
A man has been handed a six-month conditional discharge for possession of less...
Weapons dealer cleared of keeping 38,000 cartridges too many due to change in law
Court & Police
A firearms dealer from Rabat has been cleared of conspiracy to commit a crime...
Cospicua man accused of being a pimp, denied bail
Court & Police
Stephen Galea, 37, arrested for allegedly forcing a 42-year-old woman to...
Tony Gauci, key Maltese Lockerbie witness, dies
National
Gauci had played a vital role in the trial of Abdelbaset al-Megrah, the man...
Cassone murder | Judge begins final address
Court & Police
The man on trial, whose name the media is prohibited from publishing, is...
Constitutional challenge against continued detention of suspected trafficker rejected
Court & Police
Court rejects constitutional challenge against continued detention of suspected...
Mafia turncoat extradition at impasse pending clarification from Italian courts
Court & Police
Extradition proceedings against Italian mafia informer Donatella Concas resumed...
Welshman gets suspended sentence for cannabis cultivation
Court & Police
Court rules that Alistair Smith had cultivated the illegal plant solely to...
Court frees Zejtun man of 2004 drug possession after prosecution fails to confirm illegality of substances
Court & Police
In a 12-year case, prosecution summons just three witnesses and fails to...
PaqPaqli court case delayed by lack of qualified interpreters
Court & Police
Criminal proceedings in connection with last year's PaqPaqli...
Appeals court sentences pregnant woman two months in jail for pickpocketing
Court & Police
The Court of Criminal Appeal has sentenced a pregnant woman to two months in...
Anonymous letter accusing CPD personnel of fraud dismissed as vindictive by court
Court & Police
Investigations began after the Ministry for Home Affairs and the media were...
After spending nine months in prison, court overturns assault conviction
Court & Police
A Romanian national spent nine months in prison before he was released when his...
Former In-Niggieza editor awarded compensation for 1973 imprisonment
Court & Police
Jailed in 1973 for criminal libel, Joseph Calleja, editor of the now defunct...
Man arraigned on domestic violence charge
Court & Police
A 46-year-old man has denied accusations of having assaulted his...
Mistra land auction suspended again after Montebellos claim Kuwaitis showed bad faith
Court & Police
A court has upheld a request to suspend the judicial sale by auction of the...
Polidano, Elbros cleared by Appeals Court of dumping construction waste at sea
Court & Police
The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the court of first instance, holding...