by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Landlords, Lease, Property, Rent, Rights
Band club lease laws again found in breach of landlords’ fundamental rights to fair hearing and enjoyment of property In a recent decision delivered by the Constitutional Court concerning the lease of De Paule Band Club in Paola, Parliament was taken to task for...
by admin | Oct 24, 2019 | Human Rights, Landlords, Property, Rent, Rights
Recently there has been a shift in what Maltese courts consider to be an adequate remedy for landlords whose property rights have been violated by the state. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has criticised our domestic courts on a number of occasions, for...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Competition Law, Consumer Rights, MCCAA, Rights
Act XVI of 2019 was recently enacted to amend the Consumer Affairs Act, Cap. 378 and the Competition Act, Cap. 379 in order to extend the competence of the Civil Court (Commercial Section) and to make ancillary and consequential provisions thereto.The amendments were...
by admin | Jul 11, 2019 | Landlords, Property, Rights
Building regulations amended to avoid damages to third parties in MaltaFollowing the increasing number of construction accidents, the Government issued the Avoidance of Damage to Third Party Property Regulations on the 25th of June 2019, by means of Legal Notice 136....
by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | Law, Rights
Four new Legal Notices have brought about amendments to existing employment laws and regulations, introducing new provisions regulating the respective rights and duties of employees and employers. Introduced on the 10th of August 2018, these Legal Notices regulate...
by admin | May 25, 2018 | Law, Rights
The Media and Defamation Act, 2018 was enacted on the 24th April 2018, repealing the Press Act, Chapter 248 of the Laws of Malta and establishing a new legal framework for media law, libel, defamation, slander under Maltese law. The legislator introduced a number of...