Company LawFinancial Services Court declares that mistake was no mistake The Court of Appeal held that from the evidence produced and the agreements signed, a former shareholder had correctly paid a bank loan, although he…Marthese HiliJanuary 6, 2017
Property Law Strong evidence required to prove a right A Court held in a judgement that in order for someone to claim a right of property, there must be strong evidence to back the…Marthese HiliDecember 16, 2016
Arbitration Law Extra works must be paid for The Court of Appeal ruled that a contractor must be paid for extra works carried out. This was held on 31 October, 2016 in Saviour…Marthese HiliNovember 11, 2016
Civil Law Steel Projects Limited vs Avantgarde Projects Limited Mr Justice Joseph R. Micallef in the case Steel Projects Limited - vs - Avantgarde Projects Limited, found on October 25, 2016, the defendant liable…Marthese HiliNovember 4, 2016
Property Law Stay of proceedings is an extraordinary measure When a court stays the proceedings of a case, this must be done for very good reasons, because a case should start and end. This…Marthese HiliOctober 28, 2016
Company Law Court protects shareholder by appointing a director on company board In a bid to protect a minority shareholder, the First Hall of the Civil Courts ordered that a new director be appointed on the board…Marthese HiliSeptember 16, 2016
Civil Law Small Claims Tribunal decision overturned The Court of Appeal in its Inferior Jurisdiction on 29 July, 2016 overturned a decision of the Small Claims Tribunal in the case Baldacchino et…Marthese HiliSeptember 9, 2016
Property Law Seller has to pay for latent defects Mr Justice Joseph R. Micallef in his judgement Spillane – vs – Gatt of 4th August, 2016, found the defendant responsible for paying damages together…Marthese HiliSeptember 2, 2016
Criminal Law Court lists elements to find accused guilty of fraud The Magistrates Court in Gozo found Victor Camilleri guilty of fraud, misappropriation and falsification after it analysed in details the elements of each of the…Marthese HiliAugust 15, 2016
Civil LawProcedural Law Evidence cannot be produced in submissions The Court held that no new evidence can be produced at the submissions stage of a lawsuit. This was pointed out in a judgement delivered…Marthese HiliJuly 29, 2016