Permezz tal-Att XXV tal-2019, ir-rwol tal Avukat Ġenerali ġie diviż bejn l-Avukat Ġenerali li se jibda jiġi meqjus bħala prosekutur pubbliku u l-Avukat tal-Istat li se jiġi inkarigat bil-proċeduri ċivili. L-Avukat tal-Istat se jassumi l-irwol tal-Konsulent Legali tal-Gvern, u b’hekk jirrapreżenta lill-Gvern fl-atti u l-azzjonijiet ġudizzjarji f’dawk il-każijiet fejn il-liġi ma tipprovdix li dik ir-rappreżentenza …
The law tries to strike a balance between the rights and obligations of the surety, the debtor and the creditor, ensuring that the latter gets paid whilst the surety does not suffer an excessive burden. There are various pleas which the surety may make use of to defend his rights in front of the creditor, …
Suretyship is a personal guarantee, whereby the creditor may require the debtor to provide a guarantor in order to reduce the risk of non-payment. Through article 1925 of the Civil Code, it is evident that the principal characteristic of this contract is its accessory nature, whereby “… a person binds himself towards the creditor to …
Article 1554 of the Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta, illustrates the obligations of the lessee, who is bound; (a) to make use of the thing let to him as a bonus paterfamilias, and for the purpose stated in the contract, or, in the absence of any agreement to that effect, for …
Pre-1995 leases have always been a subject of heated controversy since these provided an advantage to the lessee, who was granted extensive protection by the Reletting of Urban Property (Regulation) Ordinance (hereinafter to be referred to as “Chapter 69”). Article 3 of this Ordinance provides that; “It shall not be lawful for the lessor of …
