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In ‘CityRail a.s. vs. Správa železnic', the Court of Justice of the European Union (the ‘‘CJEU'') held that the Czech Office for Access to Transport (the ‘‘Authority'') is not considered to fall under the classification...

The arrest of a vessel is a very important and powerful weapon. In Malta it is possible to arrest a vessel for the purposes of achieving two objectives.

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses – or so-called ‘lop-sided' jurisdiction clauses – have become market practice in many industries.

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the timely and proper performance of contractual obligations may be challenging.

In view of this, the DIER makes a decision with respect to the maximum duration of the posting period on a case by case basis.

In three nearly identical judgements delivered on 3 October 2024, the Maltese Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal"), presided over by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, Judge Christian Falzon Scerri and Judge Josette Demicoli, addressed the extent of a shipowner's standing in in rem proceedings against a vessel subject to bareboat charterparty agreement.

In its judgement delivered on the 15 July 2021 in the names of Carabott Joan v. Savina Dental Clinic et, the First Hall of the Civil Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Toni Abela, considered the

There were several important legislative changes which were published over the course of August 2025. Below is an overview of the key updates across different areas.

On the 22 June 2022, in the case of ‘A. Pace Balzan v Citadel Insurance p.l.c.', the Court of Appeal in its inferior jurisdiction, presided over by Judge Lawrence Mintoff, delved into the concept...

Prescription is closely tied to time and can be acquisitive or extinctive. When prescription is "acquisitive", if no action is taken during the prescriptive period, a person may be entitled...

Some documents under Maltese law need to be expressed, on pain of nullity, in a public deed or a 'private writing', whilst in other cases it is sufficient if these documents are simply expressed 'in writing'.

The concept of Single Source of Employment is intimately linked with the notion of "equal pay for equal work", a notion which is not only enshrined in our Constitution and which guarantees the...

The decision re-affirms and clarifies some intricacies in the trademark filing system.

In a recent judgment delivered on the 6 June 2025, the First Hall Civil Court (the "FHCC"), in the case Raymond Azzopardi (the "Claimant") vs Adrian Borg (the "Respondent") presided by Madame Justice...

On the 20 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber) (the "Court") declared that a judgement confirming an arbitral award can only prevent the recognition of a...

On 5 February 2025, the Court of Appeal (in its inferior jurisdiction), delivered its final judgment in the case of ‘D.M. v X Insurance' which related to an appeal filed by X Insurance (the "Insurer").

"A payer's PSP is required to provide that payer with information enabling the payee who benefited from a payment transaction to be identified and not only the information which that PSP...