The Appeals Court upheld a request for a retrial because the court had previously applied the wrong article of law on collation
A claimant who asserts that conditions of a sale were satisfied must produce the best available evidence to support the claim. Failure to do so could prevent a court from ordering...
Liquidation of damages in case of breach of contract
The Appeal Court in its judgment pronounced on 30 April 2026, in the case...
The Appeal Court in its judgment pronounced on 30 April...
A valid technical report must be submitted before the Lands Arbitration Board
The Lands Arbitration Board must have a valid valuation before it comes to its decision on compensation for land expropriated by the government
The Lands Arbitration Board must have a valid valuation...
Substantial changes to the structure of a rented property will result in eviction
The courts would allow minor works to a rented property but substantial changes will result in termination and eviction
The courts would allow minor works to a rented property but...
Wages have to be paid irrespective of employment registration with authorities
The Appeals Court confirms the guilty verdict against two directors of Schembri Infrastructure Ltd for failing to pay their employee, Boiken Cela,...
The Appeals Court confirms the guilty verdict against...
Not every breach of traffic regulations amounts to contributory negligence
The court found a driver was fully liable for a fatal accident because she failed to maintain a proper lookout and proper control of her vehicle, rejecting...
The court found a driver was fully liable for a fatal...
Rent increase should be calculated on property’s actual value not its speculative value
In a judgment delivered on 25 March 2026, Magistrate Joseph Gatt reaffirmed the principle that a revision of rent must be based on the property’s current...
In a judgment delivered on 25 March 2026, Magistrate Joseph...
Court enters into the merits of corporate insolvency
When a company fails to honour a multi-million-euro debt judgment, Maltese...
When a company fails to honour a multi-million-euro debt...
Violence in obtaining consent must cause actual fear
Not every threat will annul a contract. This was held in a judgment delivered...
Not every threat will annul a contract. This was held in a...
Guarantor must show that they are bound to pay
A guarantor to a bank loan must have at least paid back part of the sum due...
A guarantor to a bank loan must have at least paid back...
Court protects spouse due to serious domestic violence
A judgment delivered on 23 February 2026 by the Civil Court (Family Section) in...
A judgment delivered on 23 February 2026 by the Civil Court...
Person who paid for loan to refurbish partner’s residence must be refunded
If a person in a relationship proves that they paid for works in their partner’s property, they should be refunded
If a person in a relationship proves that they paid for...
When a ‘return and resell’ deal triggers payment
The Court of Appeal presided by Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff dismissed the...
The Court of Appeal presided by Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff...
The presumption is that parties to a contract acted in good faith
The parties to a contract enter into it in good faith and are bound by what...
The parties to a contract enter into it in good faith...
Whether accused received fair trial or not depends on whole criminal process
The concept of overall fairness is applicable in Malta to see whether there was a breach of the right to a fair hearing.
The concept of overall fairness is applicable in Malta to...
Right to develop airspace vs rights of owners of underlying tenements | Andrew Drago
A recent Court of Appeal judgment clarifies the limits of an airspace owner’s right to build where underlying apartment owners enjoy rights over the roof
A recent Court of Appeal judgment clarifies the limits of...
Age as a mitigating factor in criminal proceedings | Roberta Bonello Felice
In delivering sentence, the court acknowledged the gravity of the offences and the harm caused to the victim. However, it also considered the mitigating...
In delivering sentence, the court acknowledged the gravity...
Foreign law is to be considered as a point of fact
When there is evidence related to foreign law in a court case, this should be...
When there is evidence related to foreign law in a court...
A decree during mediation remains valid despite no action instituted within stipulated time
A maintenance order is still valid, although separation proceedings were not instituted within two months from the end of mediation
A maintenance order is still valid, although separation...
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