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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.

National

Updated | Lead suspect and accomplice in Mario Farrugia murder already facing attempted homicide charges

Elliott Paul Busuttil and Ramzi Abdulhafid Ib Abukem are the lead suspect...

Court & Police

Man jailed over false testimony in drug case from seven years ago

Man jailed for four years after admitting to giving false testimony in a drug...

Court & Police

No bail for man charged with grievously injuring neighbour and two-year-old toddler

A 41-year-old bus driver pleads not guilty to grievously injuring a...

Court & Police

Eritrean men jailed after attempting to travel to Italy using third party passports

Men sentenced to a six-month imprisonment after pleading guilty

Court & Police

Update 2 | Court accepts urgency appeal and appoints turtle dove spring hunt case for tomorrow

The court has accepted the State Advocate's request for the case to...

Court & Police

Spring hunting injunction court hearing set for next week

The court is expected to hear submissions for an injunction on spring hunting...

Court & Police

Judge rules Constitutional case filed by Manuel Delia over prison visit can continue, rejects State's objection

Journalist Manuel Delia is claiming his right to freedom of expression was...

Court & Police

Melvin Theuma found out about Yorgen Fenech's police challenge against him from the media

Court begins hearing a criminal complaint filed by Melvin Theuma against police...

Court & Police

All possible witnesses in El Hiblu 1 case have testified, court told

The ship’s crew had initially intended to return the people it had...

Court & Police

2020 Sliema double murder case awaits ethics ruling on change of defence lawyers

The case against Daniel Muka, accused of the murder of Chris Pandolfino...

Court & Police

Xghajra mayor guilty of harassing ex-girlfriend with 46,000 Facebook messages

Xghajra mayor Neil Attard is reported to have sent some 46,000 Facebook...

Court & Police

Man jailed after admitting to thefts from parked cars

A 32-year-old man has been jailed after admitting to stealing mobile phones and...

Court & Police

Judge dismisses Yorgen Fenech bail request

Judge rules there was no change in the circumstances in which the court had...

Court & Police

BirdLife files court injunction to stop spring hunt for turtle-dove

BirdLife Malta is asking the court to suspend a legal notice allowing the...

Court & Police

Tribunal awards former construction site supervisor €9,000 for unfair dismissal

An industrial tribunal has ruled in favour of a former employee of a...

Court & Police

Court starts hearing criminal complaint filed by Rosianne Cutajar against author Mark Camilleri

Mark Camilleri is being prosecuted over online taunts and threats aimed at...

Court & Police

Homeless man admits to shoplifting attempt

Homeless man with drug abuse problem sentenced for attempting to steal clothes...

Court & Police

Daphne Caruana Galizia's mobile phone data not in evidence, cannot be shared with Yorgen Fenech's lawyers, court says

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are unable to obtain copy of data retrieved from...

Court & Police

‘Maksar’ Chircop murder trial will take years to begin says lawyer in bail submissions

State Advocate and Adrian Agius defence cross swords in constitutional claim by...

Court & Police

Man admits he attacked police officers in Marsa

A man has admitted to attacking three police officers from the Rapid...