The Magistrate’s Court in Gozo ordered a carpenter to pay for the difference in price of replacement of doors, after it was established that bad…
MMA EditorJune 25, 2018
The Court explained that procedural criminal law has effective and immediate application, meaning that the procedures become effective even to proceedings that were ongoing before…
MMA EditorApril 6, 2018
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…
MMA EditorNovember 17, 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…
MMA EditorOctober 20, 2017
The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request to issue a warrant of prohibitory injunction to block an eviction, when the court…
Marthese HiliSeptember 8, 2017
In the case where a plaintiff is seeking payment and the defendant alleges that the debt has been paid, the defendant must prove the payment.…
MMA EditorAugust 4, 2017
Appeals of Small Claims Tribunal are limited to points of law. This was held by the Court of Appeal on 16 June, 2017 in Fogg…
MMA EditorJune 30, 2017
A court turned down an action which was instituted after a 20-day period stipulated by Article 466 of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure.…
MMA EditorJune 16, 2017
Works carried by one of two warring bar owners constituted spoliation of the other bar owner. This was decided by Magistrate Joanne Vella Cuschieri on…
MMA EditorApril 14, 2017
