‘Normality’ can sometimes be abnormal
To doggedly retain Mizzi and Schembri even now, in the light of the latest revelations would be to extend Malta’s abnormality too far... even by Malta’s standards of...
Lessees may lose their rights to agricultural land if farms and/or any other integral buildings are not maintained
Malcolm Mifsud
The Court heard the counterclaim by the defendants who stated that the farm had been severely damaged by a storm and through no fault of their own 
Mere allegations do not suffice | Joseph Brincat

Claiming Malta is in violation of the European Convention of Human Rights...

Claiming Malta is in violation of the European...

Couple responsible for damages irrespective of subsequent separation
Malcolm Mifsud

In a Court of Appeal judgement delivered on 11 December 2017, in Romina Sah...

In a Court of Appeal judgement delivered on 11 December...

Vitals: They came, they saw, they conquered… and left
Kurt Sansone

The arrival of a renowned American healthcare group to take over the concession...

The arrival of a renowned American healthcare group to take...

Justice not seen to be done

  A resulting impression from the Caruana Galizia murder case is that the quality of the justice served by our law courts is influenced in no small...

  A resulting impression from the Caruana Galizia...

Who’s the bigger fool?
Raphael Vassallo

The original decision to allow hunting at Majjistral Park was taken without any consultation, but it is patently pointless to ‘consult’ people...

The original decision to allow hunting at Majjistral...

Sexual predators and standing up to the abuse of power
Josanne Cassar

Surely there comes a point when everyone has to shoulder responsibility: men...

Surely there comes a point when everyone has to shoulder...

Surrounding ourselves by books
Evarist Bartolo

 At a time when things around us move at a breakneck speed, a book can bring calm and a healthy solitude to our overly-connected lives

 At a time when things around us move at a breakneck...

Marsa gangsters, Strasbourg agendas
Frank Psaila

We hope that justice will be done, and the mastermind behind Caruana Galizia assassination is uncovered and brought to justice. In the meantime, there are...

We hope that justice will be done, and the mastermind...

No tax haven, but this label can cost Malta untold harm
Michael Falzon

No anti-Malta stance but a socialist initiative to push for the eventual aim of...

No anti-Malta stance but a socialist initiative to push for...

Recuse me, please?
Raphael Vassallo

One thing's for certain. If I ever find myself in front of a magistrate, the first thing I'll get my lawyer to do is scour the world wide web for...

One thing's for certain. If I ever find myself in front...

After the truth
Saviour Balzan

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a murder masterminded by the same people who executed the plan - a network that has been in place for...

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a...

When media bias takes over
Josanne Cassar

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking middle-class… the second are staunch Labour voters blindly in love with Joseph, who speak broken...

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking...

‘Law and order’ begins at home

Marsa is the clearest example of ‘ghettoisation’, whereby entire communities of non-native residents have been confined to certain areas

Marsa is the clearest example...

Avoiding modal shift

There are far, far more bicycles used for commuting to work each day

There are far, far more bicycles used for commuting to work...

Discrimination is the difference in treatment of the same situation
Malcolm Mifsud

In a judgment delivered on 5 December in Mark Muscat v HSBC, it was held...

In a judgment delivered on 5 December in Mark Muscat v...

Knowing how to read in your mother tongue should not be so hard
Josanne Cassar

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a nation, it should be...

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a...

We can’t go on (with suspicious minds)
Raphael Vassallo

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological condition that inspired all this classic rock ‘n’ roll in the first place: Paranoia

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological...

Drugs and Justice

We cannot have a system which, on paper, urges drug offenders to rehabilitate... while, in practice, refusing to give the rehabilitation process the...

We cannot have a system which, on paper, urges drug...