The Court awarded the full parental authority to a mother after it was shown that the father was disinterested in his child. This took place…
Malcolm MifsudDecember 1, 2017
A party of a lawsuit cannot be declared in default and therefore, not replying to the action, if the time period within which he has to…
Malcolm MifsudNovember 17, 2017
If two parties are making claims on the same property, the plaintiff may be allowed to show the Court that he has a better title…
Malcolm MifsudNovember 10, 2017
This was held in a judgement delivered by Mr Justice Silvio Meli on 24 October 2017 in Vincent Arnaud v Salvina Abela. In his application…
Malcolm MifsudNovember 3, 2017
This was held in a judgement delivered by Ms Justice Anna Felice on 10 October, 2017 in Arnold Joseph Grech and Doris Grech -v- Jimfard…
Malcolm MifsudOctober 20, 2017
Outdated rent laws continue to disadvantage the property owners caught up in decades-old contracts – but, today, something can be done to challenge them. Jo…
Mifsud & Mifsud AdvocatesOctober 9, 2017
When a tenant fails to perform maintenance, which leads to serious damage to the rented property, then the tenant may be evicted from that property.…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 29, 2017
Magistrate’s Court held that it is not sufficient for harassment to stick if there is only one incident, there must be more than one. This…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 22, 2017
The Magistrates Court in its criminal jurisdiction held that when a youth is being sentenced, the court must be careful to not criminalise that youth.…
Malcolm MifsudSeptember 14, 2017
