by Dr Carlos Bugeja – Senior Associate Today, the Government launched a new scheme for those people who want to request the purchase of temporary directum dominium of Government property or leased property, used as an ordinary/summer residence, that is burdened with temporary emphytheusis (ground-rent).…
by Dr Edric Micallef Figallo – Associate The following is the sixth article in a series of articles delving into the GDPR, intended to give an overview of the main aspects of the provisions it introduced, retained and updated in the data privacy law regime…
by Dr Rene Darmanin – Junior Associate Anti-stalking legislation was first introduced in California. Its primary scope was to shield celebrities who suffered harassment and threatening conduct from their followers. Within a few years all American states promulgated legislation criminalizing stalking. The raison d’etre then…
by Jacob Magro – Trainee Advocate Photo source: The Malta Police Force ________________________________________ The ‘notitiae criminis’ is what sets criminal prosecution in motion. The term may in fact be loosely defined as a notice, communicated to the competent authorities, that a criminal offence is alleged…
by Mark Sultana – Pardee & Partners Liaison Officer The notion of the Freedom of movement of person within the European Union (EU) finds its roots in the Treaty of Rome where the founding Member States have agreed that their citizens may move freely within…
by Dr Mary Rose Micallef – Junior Associate Legal Notice 216 of 2019 – published yesterday (27 August 2019) introduced a refurbished set of rules in respect of the process redemption of land belonging to the Government or to the Lands Authority under a title…
by Dr Carlos Bugeja – Senior Associate The judgment delivered today, 27 August 2019, by the European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) in the names of Portanier vs Malta is huge and far-reaching, for more reasons than one can imagine. In the past few years,…
by Dr Mary Rose Micallef – Junior Associate Image from Shutterstock (c) The building and construction sector have always been a cornerstone in the development of our country. Throughout the years, legislative bodies enacted several laws in order to regulate the said fundamental sector, however…
by Dr Edric Micallef Figallo – Associate The following is the fifth article in a series of articles delving into the GDPR, intended to give an overview of the main aspects of the provisions it introduced, retained and updated in the data privacy law regime…
by Dr Mary Rose Micallef – Junior Associate Civil actions are predominantly triggered as a result of damage or harm suffered by the victim – civil actions become legally functional once the evidence of damages become evident. Conversely, actions to protect one’s self or property…