As the last few months have shown, the bunkering industry is volatile and risky.

COVID-19/Litigation/News L.N. 61 of 2020 Some days back we had reported (LINK) that by way of precautionary measure to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19, the Superintendent of Public Health had ordered the early recess of the Maltese Courts,

Act XXXI of 2019, enacted on the 6th of December 2019, effected several amendments to the procedure of execution of the ‘Warrant of Arrest of Sea Vessels'

Under the Maltese Civil Code, damages may be awarded for either tortious liability or contractual liability.

In the case of Charles Scerri v Anton Busuttil Dougall decided on 25 February 2021, the Court of Appeal decided on a dispute relating to the common ownership of a local business between the parties.

Certain provisions of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure, Chapter 12 of the laws of Malta ("COCP") have recently been amended by means of Act XXXII of 2021 (the "Act").

The Justice Reform (Civil Procedure) Act of 2021, which came into force on the 18th of June 2021, amends the procedure regulating appeals under the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure.

On the 26th July 2021, the First Hall, Civil Court, presided by Hon. Judge Audrey Demicoli, in the case "Moon Pay Limited vs. the Malta Financial Services Authority" (‘MFSA'),...

Maltese legal practice employs three distinct instruments—legal letters, judicial letters, and sworn judicial letters under Article 166A—each serving different purposes and producing different legal effects. Understanding when to use each instrument requires careful assessment of the claim's nature, value, and whether formal court proceedings or executive enforcement is necessary. The choice between these tools can determine whether a creditor obtains an executive title without litigation or mus

When a person is lending money or contracting a right in his favour, he may secure such with an obligation from the opposing party.

The promise of sale (the konvenju) is the foundational instrument of Maltese property transactions, creating binding obligations on both parties to execute a final deed at an agreed price.

The Brussels I Regulation provides a harmonised approach to determining which EU Member State court should have jurisdiction over a dispute and how judgments from courts in one EU Member State should be recognised and enforced in other EU Member States.

When two parties square off in a Maltese courtroom, a deceptively simple question looms large: who has to prove what?

On 3 July 2026, the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the joined cases 25/00202and 25/00204, concerning claims brought by Dutch players against Malta-based gaming operators TSG...

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'.

One of the key pillars of any democratic society is that all persons have access to the justice system. However, one of the most often overlooked yet critical cogs in the judicial process is service...

On the 7 July 2026, the First Hall Civil Court (the Court) presided over by Mr Justice Henri Mizzi delivered judgment in the names Joseph Caruana, Carmel Sciortino and Alexander Sciortino (the “Plaintiffs“) vs Kazin San Guzepp & Banda De Rohan A.D 1860 (the Respondent Club). T

Malta’s reform of Wage Regulation Orders (WROs) marks a significant step towards modernising sector-specific employment rules. Now redesignated as Conditions of Work Regulation Orders, the reform aims to simplify existing frameworks...

Maltese civil procedural law enables summary proceedings which allow for the swift judgment of applications filed before the Courts of Malta.

In its judgement on the 27 April 2021, delivered in the names of Peter Camilleri (the "Plaintiff") vs Lee David Camilleri u Nicholas Camilleri (the "Defendants"), the Court of Magistrates (Gozo – Superior Jurisdiction) (the ‘Court').