Malta on Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Earlier today, the Maltese Civil Court in its Superior Jurisdiction issued a landmark decision by refusing to enforce two Austrian judgments which awarded a refund of gambling losses to Austrians playing...

Fair Trials are the only ways to safeguard and prevent any miscarriages of justice. Every person that is accused of a criminal offence should have their guilt or otherwise determined by a fair and effective legal process.

The Maltese legal system has developed into a mixed legal system. In private law matters, it is largely a jurisdiction based on the civil law tradi tion; however, decades of British rule exposed...