Malcolm
Mifsud

Malcolm Mifsud is a partner at Mifsud & Associates.

Structural alternatives in rented properties do not necessarily result in termination of the lease
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Those structural alternations in rented property which are required does not...
Not all roads are government property
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The fact that the government puts asphalt on a private road, does not convert...
Court should limit itself to claims
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The civil court should always follow its procedure, even if a constitutional...
Warrant upheld once it is satisfying all the requests
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A warrant of prohibitory injunction may be issued once that the three elements...
Changes to names of parties of a lawsuit may be corrected
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The Court has wide powers to correct the names of acts of court cases in order...
Court will use principle of proportionality to determine whether a party can appeal a judgement in parte
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The court held that since it was a commercial case and the applicant was a...
When a warrant does not rest on an executive title it can be executed any time and without prior Court authorisation
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Where an executive warrant does not rest on an executive title, such as in the...
Any administrative act may be scrutinised by the Administrative Review Tribunal
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The Administrative Review Tribunal is competent to hear and decide any...
No prescription among co-debtors
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When a co-debtor pays the debtor, the other debtor cannot raise the plea of...
Grandparents have a juridical interest to request access to grandchildren
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EU legislation has interpreted the right to family life in its widest sense and...
When signing an agreement, you are bound by that agreement
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When one signs an agreement that would be an indication that he or she would be...
Court outlines the essential elements needed for a judgement to be found “res judicata”
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Since the plea of res judicata is meant to stop an action from being decided by...
Court outlines the essential elements needed  for a judgement to be found 'res judicata'
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Since the plea of res judicata is meant to stop an action from being decided by...
Appeal from a decision of the Industrial Tribunal  must be on a point of law
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An appeal application purely based on the disagreement with the analysis of the...
When prosecution rests on one witness’s testimony, it must be proven to be safe and satisfactory
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For the accused to be found guilty on the basis of the testimony of one...
Court refuses to decide on the merits of an executive garnishee order
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Where the law states in Article 281 of the Code of Organisation and Civil...
Court of Appeal will not re-examine  facts following a voluntary arbitration
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Following an arbitration award, the Court of Appeal cannot enter into the facts...
Court awards sum of wages owed to employee although employment contract was not in writing
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An employment contract is not one which is enlisted in Article 1233 which...
Article 12 of Housing (DeControl) Ordinance  in violation of human rights
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The Housing (DeControl) Ordinance states that where a dwelling house has been...
Judicial review procedure cannot substitute the natural process of complaints
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The Court faced with a judicial review lawsuit is not competent to hear it if...