The enactment of Act IV of 2026 and Act VII of 2026 constitutes a significant legislative development in Malta’s judicial framework, introducing two specialised courts:…
Mifsud & Mifsud AdvocatesApril 8, 2026
The concept of overall fairness is applicable in Malta to see whether there was a breach of the right to a fair hearing. This was…
Malcolm MifsudJanuary 24, 2026
The case of Artan Coku vs The State Advocate and the Chief Principal Immigration Officer, has been granted an interim measure in favour of the complainant,…
Andrew DragoNovember 22, 2025
The deportation of three long-term Ethiopian residents raises questions about Malta’s commitment to fundamental rights. Andrew Drago explores how the courts’ refusal to grant interim…
Andrew DragoSeptember 27, 2025
udge Lawrence Mintoff, dismissed claims by property owners seeking to challenge the rent arrangements of their property, citing disproportionate interference with their property rights. In…
Gianluca CappittaJuly 10, 2024
In a landmark decision, the Constitutional Court on 24 June 2024 declared a regulation imposing a 55% penalty on travellers carrying over €10,000 in cash…
Gianluca CappittaJuly 5, 2024
In the recent case of Mark Micallef vs The State Advocate, the plaintiff contended that his fundamental human rights were transgressed due to an inordinate…
Jodie DarmaninMay 3, 2024
The Court will decide on all claims and pleas the parties of a case have raised. This was held in an action instituted by Lovin…
Malcolm MifsudApril 5, 2024
The Court of Appeal wants the law changed in order for plaintiffs to sue directly the government or the State Advocate as its main legal…
Malcolm MifsudNovember 2, 2023
