The Criminal Court held that prescription in a complex, inquiry-led financial case ran from the closure of the magistrate's report, and measured each period without the continuing-offence increase. It matters to anyone defending or prosecuting long financial cases.
The Industrial Tribunal found that a diver dismissed as redundant, at the meeting where he refused onerous new terms, was dismissed unlawfully, and awarded €7,500. It matters for employers who restructure roles within a group.
The Family Section pronounced a separation against an absent wife, found her solely at fault, ended her maintenance and gave the husband the rented home. It matters to any spouse whose partner has left and cannot be traced.
The Court of Appeal held that sub-tenants could not stop a summary eviction by arguing that their landlords did not own the bar they let, and that the Rent Regulation Board may decide eviction and liquidated damages in one judgment.
The First Hall of the Civil Court refused on 10 April 2026 to release a prisoner serving a final sentence while his constitutional case is heard, and set a quick hearing instead. It matters to lawyers who challenge final criminal judgments on human rights grounds.
The Court of Criminal Appeal increased a sentence for a non-consensual sexual act that fell below the minimum once a mandatory aggravation applied. Prosecutors and defence lawyers should work out the aggravated range before making sentencing submissions.
A Gozo court ordered the Public Registry to add a second given name the parents had always meant their daughter to carry, but left them to pay the costs. It matters to any parent who registers a child's name wrongly.
The Court of Magistrates (Gozo) set six siblings' reserved portion from their father's estate at €11,107.69 each, counting only assets proved to exist and have value. It matters to anyone claiming or resisting a reserved portion.
The Court of Magistrates placed a first offender who admitted threats and a false report under probation and treatment orders, not prison. It matters to defence lawyers whose clients have limited understanding, because expert and probation reports decided the sentence.
The Rent Regulation Board revoked a provisional warrant of prohibitory injunction because the application described the property only by its street address. It matters to anyone seeking to stop a debtor from disposing of immovable property.
The Court of Appeal held that a buyer evicted from property may invoke the warranty of peaceful possession only against the party that sold to it, unless the warranty was extended or assigned. It matters to buyers, sellers and notaries in any chain of sales.
The First Hall of the Civil Court held on 23 March 2026 that a money laundering freezing order could not be cut down to the alleged proceeds, and that other remedies kept it proportionate. It matters to lawyers acting for accused persons whose assets are frozen.