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Kristen Camilleri

Court of Appeal Upholds Dismissal Decision and Affirms Jurisdiction Limits Employment and Industrial Relations

Court of Appeal Upholds Dismissal Decision and Affirms Jurisdiction Limits

In case 161/2022/LM, delivered on 11th October 2023, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Industrial Tribunal, which found justifiable reasons for dismissal. Following the Tribunal's conclusion that the grounds for dismissal presented by the defendant company were justified, and consequently, the dismissal was fair, the former employee contested this decision in front of the Court of Appeal. The ex-employee requested the Court to overturn the Tribunal's decision, arguing that the Tribunal had not correctly assessed the evidence. In response, the company contended that the appeal was frivolous and vexatious as no point of law had been raised.…
Kristen Camilleri
16th October 2023
Commercial Court’s Landmark Decision: Redefining Impracticability in Corporate Governance Corporate and M&ALitigation & Dispute Resolution

Commercial Court’s Landmark Decision: Redefining Impracticability in Corporate Governance

In the case 44/2023/ISB delivered on 6th October 2023, the applicant, a majority shareholder in a company requested the Civil Court (Commercial Section) to fix a date for an extraordinary general meeting of the company under Art 132(1) of the Companies Act in an attempt to remove two directors from the Board of Directors without adequately proposing replacements. Such a move could push the company into a precarious state of regulatory non-compliance, endangering its very existence as it may lose its operational license. These consequences also undermine the minority shareholder’s decade long commitment which contributed to the company’s consistent profitability,…
Kristen Camilleri
11th October 2023