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Articles of the Customs Ordinance and Excise Duty Act Declared Unconstitutional Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Articles of the Customs Ordinance and Excise Duty Act Declared Unconstitutional

In the case 'Michael Zammit v. Kontrollur tad-Dwana et'decided on the 8th February 2019, the First Hall of the Civil Court (Constitutional Jurisdiction) found that Articles 68 and 72(4) of Chapter 37 of the Laws of Malta (Customs Ordinance), together with Article 16A of Chapter 382 of the Laws of Malta (Excise Duty Act), are in breach of Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention of Human Rights and Article 37 of the Constitution of Malta (the right to property). It also found that Articles 72 and 73 of Chapter 37 of the Laws of Malta (Customs Ordinance),…
Michael E. Camilleri
20th February 2019
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THE CASE OF BUTTIGIEG AND OTHERS v. MALTA (Application no. 22456/15) 11 December 2018 Litigation & Dispute Resolution

THE CASE OF BUTTIGIEG AND OTHERS v. MALTA (Application no. 22456/15) 11 December 2018

The applicants are the owners of an apartment in Melita Street, Valletta which was inherited from their father who died in September 2006. The father of the applicants and his brothers had entered into a contract granting a temporary emphyteusis on August 4, 1981.In this contract the apartment was given for a period of 17 years on temporary emphyteusis which commenced on August 12, 1981 and the ground rent was set at Lm120 annually. The concession expired on August 11, 1998 but in virtue of Article 12(2)(b)(i) of Chapter 158 of the Laws of Malta the tenants had the right…
Michael E. Camilleri
14th December 2018
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THE CASE OF BUTTIGIEG AND OTHERS v. MALTA (Application no. 22456/15) 11 December 2018 Litigation & Dispute Resolution

THE CASE OF BUTTIGIEG AND OTHERS v. MALTA (Application no. 22456/15) 11 December 2018

The applicants are the owners of an apartment in Melita Street, Valletta which was inherited from their father who died in September 2006. The father of the applicants and his brothers had entered into a contract granting a temporary emphyteusis on August 4, 1981.In this contract the apartment was given for a period of 17 years on temporary emphyteusis which commenced on August 12, 1981 and the ground rent was set at Lm120 annually. The concession expired on August 11, 1998 but in virtue of Article 12(2)(b)(i) of Chapter 158 of the Laws of Malta the tenants had the right…
Michael E. Camilleri
14th December 2018
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Does A Going Concern Constitute Adequate Security? Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Does A Going Concern Constitute Adequate Security?

Any lending of funds needs to be adequately secured. This is a practice which every lender knows and should observe in order to adequately protect his credit. However, the meaning of "adequate security" is not straight forward and lenders must be careful when selecting their preferred security .This issue came to the fore in Malta in the judicial sale by auction initiated in year 2018 in the names Neofarma Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Vs Cauchi Gera et (Court Ref. No. 9/2018), by which The creditor company demanded the sale of a pharmacy licence. This meant that the immovable property where the pharmacy…
Kevin Cutajar
12th November 2018
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Does A Going Concern Constitute Adequate Security? Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Does A Going Concern Constitute Adequate Security?

Any lending of funds needs to be adequately secured. This is a practice which every lender knows and should observe in order to adequately protect his credit. However, the meaning of "adequate security" is not straight forward and lenders must be careful when selecting their preferred security .This issue came to the fore in Malta in the judicial sale by auction initiated in year 2018 in the names Neofarma Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Vs Cauchi Gera et (Court Ref. No. 9/2018), by which The creditor company demanded the sale of a pharmacy licence. This meant that the immovable property where the pharmacy…
Kevin Cutajar
12th November 2018
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The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali on the Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Other Related Legislation Corporate and M&ALitigation & Dispute Resolution

The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali on the Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Other Related Legislation

This article was written by Dr Richard Camilleri, Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriIn Thake et v Kummissjoni Elettoraliet, decided on the 8 October 2018, the Constitutional Court held that when it is alleged that a criminal offence has been committed or the severity of the fine imposed means that the conduct in question is deemed to be of a criminal nature, the matter must be determined solely by a court and not by any other body or judicial organ (see more here). This line of reasoning confirms the decision of the same court in Federation of Estate Agents…
Richard Camilleri
25th October 2018