If the accused understands the charges he is admitting to, then that guilty plea is valid at law and cannot be overturned. This was held…
Malcolm MifsudJuly 25, 2021
The Court will not take into consideration whether a tenant is entitled to a subsidy when establishing a fair rent. This was held by the…
Malcolm MifsudJune 27, 2021
When determining whether the dismissal from employment is a fair one or otherwise, the Industrial Tribunal is obliged to verify whether the requisites and procedures…
Malcolm MifsudJune 19, 2021
Not any action may be used for the purposes of a retrial, in terms of Article 811 of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure.…
Malcolm MifsudJune 13, 2021
The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police report without first carrying out an investigation in order to establish whether the…
Malcolm MifsudMay 30, 2021
Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is not far off from rights that emerge from civil law. This was held in…
Malcolm MifsudMay 23, 2021
When an employee resigns not because he wants to but because of the situation he or she is found at the place of work, is…
Malcolm MifsudMay 16, 2021
A Prestanome is an indirect mandate, but the parties have to be aware of its existence to be valid. This was held by the Magistrates’…
Malcolm MifsudMay 2, 2021
There is a distinction between civil and criminal proceedings when analysing whether the case took a reasonable time because, in criminal proceedings there may be…
Malcolm MifsudApril 18, 2021
