Property Law Commercial leased properties must be made use of Commercial premises will be terminated if it is not being made use of.Malcolm MifsudJanuary 31, 2021
Property Law Rethinking the Commercial Real Estate Industry beyond the COVID-19 outbreak The commercial real estate industry is exclusively used for business-related purposes or to provide a workspace to business owners. Although some businesses would seek to…Mifsud & Mifsud AdvocatesNovember 9, 2020
Financial ServicesProperty Law Tax valuation takes into consideration whether airspace can be developed For the purposes of tax valuation, the Tax Commissioner is able to consider whether airspace purchased can be developed.Malcolm MifsudOctober 18, 2020
Civil LawProperty Law Court costs may be apportioned amongst the parties The Court may apportion the court costs of a case to both parties and not necessarily to the party that lost the case.Malcolm MifsudOctober 4, 2020
Property Law Although Lands Authority took their time, they did it correctly The Lands Authority have a legal duty to decide on all aspects of public property and had a right to refuse an application to increase…Malcolm MifsudAugust 14, 2020
Property Law Debtor must prove set-off if it is being claimed If a debtor claims that the debt is paid through a set-off then it is the debtor who has to prove this and not the…Malcolm MifsudJuly 31, 2020
Property Law Non fulfilment of obligations may result in damages Damages may ensue as a consequence when someone fails to fulfil his or her obligations.This was held in Darren Abela -v- Carmelo Muscat et on…Malcolm MifsudJuly 10, 2020
Property Law No need to ask for premises to be vacated, immediately after Court auction When a property is purchased by court auction, there is no need that the eviction of the property takes place before or immediately after it…Malcolm MifsudMay 8, 2020
Property Law Structural alternatives in rented properties do not necessarily result in termination of the lease Those structural alternations in rented property which are required does not necessarily mean that the lease will be terminated.Malcolm MifsudApril 24, 2020
Property Law Not all roads are government property The fact that the government puts asphalt on a private road, does not convert the road into public property. This was held in Richard Buhagiar et…Malcolm MifsudApril 17, 2020