The Appeals Court presided by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, confirmed a refund of €5,200 after a new electric scooter developed repeated defects and remained unreliable despite...
The Appeals Court, presided by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, upheld a ruling of unfair dismissal and sent the case back to the Industrial Tribunal for reassessment of damages
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...
An employment relationship can end before work begins
The Industrial Tribunal explained that if an employment relationship is...
The Industrial Tribunal explained that if an employment...
Donation does not exonerate social security recipient from explaining how money was used
The Social Security Department must be certain that a cash donation was not used by an applicant to be eligible for medical assistance that is means tested
The Social Security Department must be certain that a...
Appeals Court rules in favour of damages awarded by the Civil Court arbitrio boni viri | Andrew Drago
The 2018 amendments have added further uncertainty to Maltese tort law, and that there is a need for legislative action to guide the law towards a more humane...
The 2018 amendments have added further uncertainty to...
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