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Matthew
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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.

Libyan human trafficker charged with complicity with Joe Sammut
Court & Police

Libyan human trafficker charged with complicity with Joe Sammut
Man who was recieved suspended sentence for trafficking two men into Sicily in...
Unlicensed, uninsured boat trip operator fined €5,000
Court & Police

Unlicensed, uninsured boat trip operator fined €5,000
A man was found guilty of operating passenger boat trips to Comino in an...
Jail term for contempt of court is not illegal arrest, magistrate holds
Court & Police

Jail term for contempt of court is not illegal arrest, magistrate holds
Lawyer files habeas corpus proceedings claiming unlawful imprisonment
Court hears conflicting interpretations on Palumbo noise levels
Court & Police

Court hears conflicting interpretations on Palumbo noise levels
Debate in court as to which vessel in the Palumbo yards was generating sounds...
Man serving 18 years for attempted murder requests retrial on human rights grounds
Court & Police

Man serving 18 years for attempted murder requests retrial on human rights grounds
45-year-old Stephen Pirotta was jailed in 2010 for the attempted murder of...
Man fined for knocking down cyclist, magistrate calls for more road awareness
Court & Police

Man fined for knocking down cyclist, magistrate calls for more road awareness
72-year-old Kercem resident Joseph Camilleri was fined €1,000 for knocking...
Birkirkara man charged with aggravated thefts
National

Birkirkara man charged with aggravated thefts
High-end cameras, a laptop and cash were amongst the things stolen when the two...
Witness casts doubts on source of Palumbo dockyard noise
Court & Police

Witness casts doubts on source of Palumbo dockyard noise
An association of Senglea residents has filed a criminal complaint against...
Birkirkara man charged with aggravated thefts
Court & Police

Birkirkara man charged with aggravated thefts
33-year-old Neil Carl Farrugia was charged with three...
Updated | Court dismisses Labour’s request to appeal its decision
Court & Police

Updated | Court dismisses Labour’s request to appeal its decision
The court has rejected a request to suspned proceedings and a sentence will be...
Elderly couple claim investment company's 'gross negligence' cost them €12,000
Court & Police

Elderly couple claim investment company's 'gross negligence' cost them €12,000
Raymond and Maria Vidal, had invested a total of €42,000 in two...
Libyan with fake French passport arrested at MIA
Court & Police

Libyan with fake French passport arrested at MIA
A 28-year-old man was arrested at the Malta International Airport after...
Updated | FAA supports Senglea residents' Palumbo night time noise complaint
Court & Police

Updated | FAA supports Senglea residents' Palumbo night time noise complaint
A group of residents from the Senglea Residents Association organisation have...
GRTU officials to pay former PN minister €5,000 for libel
Court & Police

GRTU officials to pay former PN minister €5,000 for libel
An urgent press release issued by the GRTU, on Vince Farrugia's...
FKNK acquitted in libel case filed by Birdlife
Court & Police

FKNK acquitted in libel case filed by Birdlife
The court held that FKNK president Joe Perici Calascione was not the correct...
Gozitan conditionally discharged and fined for demolishing priest's wall
Court & Police

Gozitan conditionally discharged and fined for demolishing priest's wall
43-year-old John Vella, from Xagħra, was fined €1,000 and ordered to...
L-Orizzont cleared of defamation after witnesses confirm Vince Farrugia called workers 'rats'
Court & Police

L-Orizzont cleared of defamation after witnesses confirm Vince Farrugia called workers 'rats'
During a heated argument with Tony Zarb, Vince Farrugia had called workers...
ECHR: lack of judicial review on refugees’ detention ‘illegal’
Court & Police

ECHR: lack of judicial review on refugees’ detention ‘illegal’
Two asylum seekers were awarded €6,000 each in damages after being denied...
Court provisionally upholds prohibitory injunction on Gaffarena lands
Court & Police

Court provisionally upholds prohibitory injunction on Gaffarena lands
Civil Court has provisionally upheld a request for a warrant of prohibitory...
Constitutional Court to decide drug law loophole breaches fundamental human rights
Court & Police

Constitutional Court to decide drug law loophole breaches fundamental human rights
Mario Zammit asked for ruling on whether legal loophole preventing his case...
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