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A Practical Approach towards a Sport Dispute

This article was written by Dr Stephen Muscat and Dr Daniel CutajarSports and Contract Law go very much hand in hand. In most sports, athletes and their club are bound to each other by a contract. Contractual disputes often arise as honouring the contractual relationship is not always plain sailing. Specifically, in a footballer-football club relationship, a player normally signs a contract with a club for an agreed period, to train with the club and represent it in competitions, whilst in turn, receiving pecuniary compensation for it. However, it often occurs that the one of the parties, or both, may…

Daniel Cutajar25th November 2021

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Court of Appeal Confirms that in pre-1995 Commercial Leases, if the Parties Agreed on Periodic Rent Increases, Such Increases are to Prevail over the Increases Contemplated in Article 1531D (1) and (2) of the Civil Code.

On the 5th November 2021, the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) delivered a judgment confirming a decision of the Rent Regulation Board in the case bearing reference number 29/2019/1 LM.The appellant is the owner of a commercial premises which is leased to the appealed party. The appellant acquired the premises in 2017 together with the lease which was already in place in favour of the appealed party. The appealed party had acquired the lease in 2004 by means of an agreement which established that the rent due amounted to LM 600 per year, which amount was to be paid every…

Jonathan Abela Fiorentino19th November 2021

Banking & Finance Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Court of Appeal Judgment Supports Bank’s Decision Not To Authorise Client To Withdraw Funds From His Account

This article was written by Dr Maria Lisa Buttigieg & Tessa Borg Bartolo.In a recent decision delivered by the Court of Appeal in its Inferior Jurisdiction, the Court of Appeal overturned a decision delivered by the Arbiter for Financial Services concerning BNF Bank's decision not to authorize a client to withdraw funds from a bank account held in the client's name and this after the Bank was informed by the client that his mother, who was indicated as a debtor in a number of garnishee orders, was using his account to deposit her salary.Although the client had admitted that his…

Maria-Lisa Buttigieg15th November 2021

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

European Court of Human Rights Decides that Employee’s Dismissal was in Breach of the Right to Freedom of Expression

This article was written by Dr Kirk Brincau and Mélusine QuerciaIn the case of Melike v. Turkey (Application No. 35786/19) decided on the 15th of September 2021 the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as 'ECtHR') was tasked with deciding whether the applicant's dismissal from employment, which had been based entirely on her liking posts on social media, had breached her right to freedom of expression. The applicant, a cleaner, was an ex-employee of the Ministry of National Education in Turkey who was dismissed from her position by the disciplinary committee for employees in national education of the…

Kirk Brincau11th November 2021

Corporate and M&A

Amendments to the Companies Act – Act No. LX of 2021

This article was written by Dr Neeraj Bharwani, Dr Martina Bonnici and Dr Andrea TheumaAct No. LX of 2021 (the "Act"), published in the Government Gazette on the 26th October 2021 introduced several amendments to the Companies Act, Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta (the "Principal Act"). These amendments primarily relate to qualifications for a person to be eligible to act as a director and new address requirements for companies and their officers.The Act allows for different dates to be established for different provisions in the Act to enter into force. While certain provisions came into force on the 30th…

Neeraj Bharwani31st October 2021

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business Mediation – Why Opt for Mediation in Business

Business owners cannot afford continued contention, especially in highly competitive markets where effective communication is key.Whilst conflict cannot be avoided, it is an acknowledged fact that litigation provokes hostility. On the other hand, mediation fosters cooperation and respect. Traditionally, the process commonly resorted to for resolving conflict and disputes is litigation, which diverts attention and resources from achieving targeted commercial goals towards a lengthy and costly litigation process. Mediation provides a voluntary solution to this conundrum with the trend shifting away from court litigation to alternative methods of dispute resolution, including mediation, due to its clear advantages.Mediation can be resorted…

Jonathan Abela Fiorentino7th October 2021

A Practical Approach towards a Sport Dispute

Court of Appeal Confirms that in pre-1995 Commercial Leases, if the Parties Agreed on Periodic Rent Increases, Such Increases are to Prevail over the Increases Contemplated in Article 1531D (1) and (2) of the Civil Code.

Court of Appeal Judgment Supports Bank’s Decision Not To Authorise Client To Withdraw Funds From His Account

European Court of Human Rights Decides that Employee’s Dismissal was in Breach of the Right to Freedom of Expression

Amendments to the Companies Act – Act No. LX of 2021

Business Mediation – Why Opt for Mediation in Business

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