The six-month prescriptive period to seek judicial review of an administrative action begins when there is sufficient knowledge about the action, a court has ruled.…
Malcolm MifsudOctober 23, 2026
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…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 25, 2026
n a judgement delivered on 6 July, Magistrate Elaine Rizzo reiterated an important legal principle that the accused should benefit from the more favourable version…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 18, 2026
In the case Mary Rose Enriquez vs Martin Schembri, the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the fundamental principle that an executive warrant cannot travel beyond the…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 12, 2026
Malta is set to overhaul the framework governing a number of its special tax residence programmes from 1 January 2027, bringing four existing regimes under…
Malcolm MifsudAugust 17, 2026
In a judgement delivered on 23 July 2026, the Constitutional Court awarded compensation for a human rights breach but declined to order the eviction in…
Malcolm MifsudAugust 8, 2026
The law allows co-owners of a property to arrive at a fair price when the majority would like to sell, while the minority is resisting…
Malcolm MifsudJuly 17, 2026
The Appeals Court upheld a request for a retrial because the court had previously applied the wrong article of law on collation. This was held…
Malcolm MifsudJune 20, 2026
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…
Malcolm MifsudJune 11, 2026
