The Rent Regulation Board raised an old residential rent to 2% of market value, holding that the percentage should sit near the maximum unless special circumstances are proved. It matters to landlords and tenants in rent review cases.
The Court of Appeal held that a company cannot claim the price of goodwill and stock that belonged to someone else, and that buyers who skipped basic checks cannot plead fraud. Both the claim and the counterclaim failed. It matters to anyone buying a going business.
The Constitutional Court declined to hear an asylum seeker's fair-hearing complaint because an ordinary civil action could have annulled the decisions against him. It matters to lawyers choosing how to challenge international protection rulings.
The Court of Criminal Appeal upheld theft convictions, holding an accomplice's testimony admissible once her own case had ended and a struggle during arrest to be violence under article 96 of the Criminal Code. Relevant to criminal defence and prosecution lawyers.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a claim of over €4 million under a 10-year building insurance policy because the owner's experts never testified on oath. It matters to anyone relying on party-appointed technical reports, even against a defendant in default.
The Court of Appeal held on 2 February 2026 that the Family Section, hearing a separation, may also divide property a couple acquired under a French PACS before they married. It matters to anyone advising couples who move from a foreign partnership to a Maltese marriage.
The Constitutional Court raised landlords' pecuniary award to €23,000, holding that courts should apply the European Court of Human Rights criteria for controlled-lease losses unless specific reasons justify departing from them.
The Court of Criminal Appeal held that an earlier judgment placing the accused on probation cannot ground recidivism, and that finality of an earlier judgment needs proof beyond the criminal record. It cut the prison term to three years. Relevant to prosecutors and defence lawyers.
The Court of Appeal held that an unfair dismissal claim filed with the Industrial Tribunal on a Monday was in time, because the four-month limit ran out on the Saturday before. It sent the case back to the tribunal for a hearing.
The Court of Appeal upheld €17,000 in damages against a contractor whose subcontractor laid defective concrete under two tennis courts, and held that an employer may claim damages without first seeking specific performance. It matters to anyone commissioning building works.
The Court of Appeal held that a couple who married in Australia and settled in Malta came under the community of acquests for land bought here, because their Maltese domicile of origin was never shown to have changed.
The Court of Appeal held that a creditor attacking a donation under article 1144 need only show the donor knew he was emptying his estate, and that a late prescription plea without the article 2160 oath has no effect. It matters to creditors chasing assets given away.