However, the Court disagreed with this argument, remarking that a person's debt can be paid by a third party.

As the Lex Mundi member firm for Malta, GANADO Advocates prepared the Malta chapter in Lex Mundi's Global Arbitration Guide.

The Closure of Courts of Justice (Amendment) Order, LN 97 of 2020, has limited the definition of 'Court' as previously considered in LN 65 of 2020 (also amended by LN 84 of 2020)...

The Maltese Arbitration Act was meant inter alia to confirm in general the supremacy of the will of the parties to a contract containing an arbitration clause, to choose arbitration to the exclusion of ordinary courts

On 12 July 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to accede to the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.

In the second episode of WH Talks, and the first in our Disputes Insights Series, we examine the surge of player claims from Austria to Malta over the past two years and why they are now in decline. Davinia Cutajar, Partner at WH Partners, sits down with Nicole Daniel, Partner at DLA Piper Austria, to discuss why hundreds of Austrian players attempted to enforce judgments against Maltese-licensed operators, and the implications for operators handling international player claims

Ganado Advocates has contributed to a Lex Mundi global report pertaining to the Gathering of Evidence in Aid of Foreign Litigation.

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,

On September 1, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) embarked on a significant overhaul aimed at alleviating its burgeoning caseload and expediting the handling of preliminary rulings.

Our client, the appellant, born in Tripoli, Libya, asserts his claim for refugee status primarily on grounds of past persecution and the potential for renewed persecution...

Any lending of funds needs to be adequately secured.

They acted as National Rapporteurs for Malta and have reported on the interpretation and application of the Brussels I Recast Regulation 1215/2012 by the Malta courts in various judgments.

Ganado in Session returns with Episode 2 of our thesis series, continuing the conversation for law students navigating one of the most demanding stages of their academic journey, and now focusing on actually writing the thesis.

In a judgment delivered on Friday 12th June 2020, the Civil Court, First Hall (the 'Court') found that a pedestrian was solely responsible for a traffic accident, as a result of ...

On the 13th of March 2020, as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Superintendent of Public Health, being the person legally responsible for public health in Malta...

In a recent judgment in the case Middlesea Insurance plc illum Mapfre Middlesea p.l.c. vs Spot On Gypsum Limited, the Court of Appeal overturned the conclusion of the First Hall...

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

The new provision explicitly enables and requires the consideration of multiple publications in a single court case.

Malta has taken a significant step towards a more specialised framework for commercial dispute resolution with the enactment of Act No. IV of 2026 on 17 March 2026, formally paving the way for the re-establishment...

In a recent judgement of the Court of Appeal in the names Bank of Valletta p.l.c. (subsequently succeeded by another company in the proceedings) vs F.G.S. Construction Limited et...