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The Administrative Review Tribunal on 30 March, 2015 ruled that the VAT Department must overturn its decision not to give a VAT refund, after the owner of a property changed its...
The Court of Criminal Appeal in Il-Pulizija –v- Alfred Bugeja and Clive Agius held that the court may grant a probation order even though the accused are serving long prison...
Court rules on the abandonment of a case
A court handing down judgement on 5 January, 2015, held that even if the defendants do not object to the plaintiffs asking the court to reappoint a case,...
A court handing down judgement on 5 January, 2015,...
Accountant blocks sale of Jerma Palace Hotel
The First Hall of the Civil Courts, presided by Ms Justice Jacqueline Padovani...
The First Hall of the Civil Courts, presided by Ms Justice...
Court halts excavation after legal distance not respected
The First Hall of the Civil Courts ordered that excavation works be stopped...
The First Hall of the Civil Courts ordered that excavation...
Court allowed Transport Malta to asphalt a private yard
The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request for a warrant of...
The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request for...
Court allows divorce irrespective of claims of non-payment of maintenance
The Family Court upheld a request for divorce, although the former wife claimed that her former husband did not pay her maintenance in full.
The Family Court upheld a request for divorce, although the...
Court orders payment for unjustified enrichment
The Court of Appeal on 1 December, 2014 in Albert Mallia -v- Albert Camilleri...
The Court of Appeal on 1 December, 2014 in Albert Mallia...
When a res judicata plea can be raised
The First Hall of the Civil Court rejected a plea that the issue being discussed was already decided upon in a judgment of the Court of Appeal, since it...
The First Hall of the Civil Court rejected a plea...
Administrative Tribunal disagrees with board’s interpretation of documentary evidence
The Administrative Review Tribunal held on November 17, 2014 that the Transfer of Residence Exemption Board misinterpreted clear documentary evidence that an...
The Administrative Review Tribunal held on November 17,...
New Planning Tribunal should have given opportunity to all parties to present evidence
The Court of Appeal ruled on 12 November, 2014 in Joseph Xuereb -v- MEPA, that a letter challenging a stop notice was in fact an appeal in terms of the...
The Court of Appeal ruled on 12 November, 2014 in Joseph...
Giving a second chance
The Court of Criminal Appeal on November 3, 2014 told a Magistrate’s Court to reactivate a suspended sentence in order to give an accused person another...
The Court of Criminal Appeal on November 3, 2014 told a...
When can a law firm disclose information?
A dispute between ultimate beneficiaries of a company registered in Malta,...
A dispute between ultimate beneficiaries of a company...
High sulphur content in gasoil justifies seizure
The First Hall of the Civil Court on 21 October, 2014 turned down a request...
The First Hall of the Civil Court on 21 October, 2014...
Damages awarded following eviction
The First Hall of the Civil Court awarded damages to the owners of rural land and a farmhouse following the eviction of the occupiers of the land.
The First Hall of the Civil Court awarded damages to the...
Court qualifies audited accounts
The court ordered a company to pay its former pharmacist after it concluded that the audited accounts did not reflect the reality of what had actually taken...
The court ordered a company to pay its former pharmacist...
Courts may hear disputes, irrespective of arbitration clause
The courts may hear and decide upon disputes between parties of an agreement...
The courts may hear and decide upon disputes between...
Court orders son to be returned to the UK
The Court ordered that a young boy be taken back to his ordinary residence in...
The Court ordered that a young boy be taken back to his...
Court allows liquidation of a company
The First Hall of the Civil Court on 15 September, 2014 appointed a liquidator to prepare and register the liquidation of MIMS Supplies Limited.
The First Hall of the Civil Court on 15 September, 2014...
The onus of proof in electricity theft is shifted on to the defendant
The Magistrates’ Court ruled on 21 August that in electricity theft the...
The Magistrates’ Court ruled on 21 August that in...
