The Civil Court (Commercial Section) disqualified a former director for 15 years on 28 August 2026 for acting for a company after he had resigned, to its detriment. It matters to liquidators and to anyone who still signs for a company.
The Civil Court (Commercial Section) held on 12 August 2026 that in a winding up by the court the liquidator chooses the best offer for company property, and the court only controls that choice. It matters to liquidators, bidders and creditors.
The First Hall of the Civil Court held on 30 July 2026 that a company whose €100,000 deposit was garnished showed no just cause to make the creditor give security under article 838A. It matters to anyone opposing a precautionary warrant.
The Court of Appeal held on 23 July 2026 that a local council stays liable for potholes on a local road although Infrastructure Malta had planned to rebuild it, and it trimmed the damages multiplier. It matters to road-injury claimants and councils.
The Court of Appeal holds that a marina booking was concluded when the client signed and paid, so a later change of mind gives no right to a refund under article 1147. It matters to anyone contracting for services by email.
The Court of Appeal held that an advocate obtained an older seller's renewal of two lapsed promises of sale by fraud, and her consent to the sale by violence, and declared both invalid. It matters to anyone who takes or renews a konvenju.
The Court of Appeal held on 3 June 2026 that an insurer and a car owner suing Infrastructure Malta over a pothole had to prove the road fell under the agency. It matters to anyone bringing a road damage claim against a public body.
The Court of Appeal held that defendants who let a damages case run for 12 years waived an arbitration clause, and that a spouse outside the business answers only with her community share. It matters to litigants relying on arbitration and to spouses of traders.
The First Hall of the Civil Court dismissed a buyer's claim to rescind the sale of a kitchen because he sued more than six months after the defect appeared and kept using the kitchen instead of depositing it in court. It matters to buyers and sellers of movables.
The Court of Appeal held that a house sold as bordering the street did not carry the airspace over the seller's garage ramp, because the deed did not say so and reserved no access. It matters to notaries and owners of layered property.
The First Hall of the Civil Court held that a creditor using article 1143 can revive a debtor's idle damages claim, but the money goes to the debtor for the benefit of all her creditors. It matters to creditors pursuing debtors with unclaimed rights.
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.