The Magistrates’ Court may award damages limited to it the amount it is competent to award, even though the damages may be of a higher…
Marthese HiliJanuary 11, 2019
The First Hall of the Civil Courts ordered man to pay damages after he participated in a fraud by issuing cheques which were not honoured.…
MMA EditorNovember 30, 2018
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 particular elements of this section in the Civil Code were explained by Honourable Judge Mark Chetcuti in the case of Abela Carmelo Et vs…
Marthese HiliMay 23, 2018
In the absence of DNA, declaration of the parents of a child could be sufficient to prove the paternity of a child.
MMA EditorMarch 31, 2018
Once the defendant received the original marriage certificate and registered the plaintiff under that name, it would not be legally possible for Maltese law to…
Marthese HiliMarch 9, 2018
The First Hall of the Civil Courts pointed out that the prescription period for compensation due to one partner for works carried out in the…
MMA EditorJanuary 24, 2018
The Court of Appeal ruled that even though there is a fixed price contract, if there is an extension of the service, then the contractor…
Marthese HiliDecember 29, 2017
A married couple are jointly responsible for damages caused to another property, if at the time, it formed part of their community of acquests, even…
Marthese HiliDecember 22, 2017
