Something must be done about fake passport racket, court says
The trend of travellers being arrested in Malta with fake passports has continued, with another man appearing in court on related charges today
Detention at Mount Carmel hospital unlawful without change in law
Magistrate Joe Mifsud refused to recommend that an arrested person be detained at Mount Carmel hospital, stating that the courts had been wrongly sending people to the...
Former notary’s conviction quashed on appeal after judgment’s defective format

An Appeals Court has thrown out a conviction against former notary Pierre Falzon but will still hear the case on its merits

An Appeals Court has thrown out a conviction against former...

Updated | Police arrest formerly wanted man

The police had said the man is usually seen around the Birkirkara area and was...

The police had said the man is usually seen around the...

A Mike Spiteri lyric actually made it into a magistrate’s court ruling

What better way to admonish a group of youngsters charged with starting a brawl in Zebbug, Gozo?

What better way to admonish a group of youngsters charged...

Fourth suspect from Marsa police raid charged in court

The youth was charged with drug trafficking and breaching his bail conditions

The youth was charged with drug trafficking and breaching...

Magistrate throws out 35-year-old drug case

A man charged with cannabis possession in 1984 when he was still 26, has been...

A man charged with cannabis possession in 1984 when he was...

Woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Zabbar

The 56-year-old woman was hit while the vehicle was being parked 

The 56-year-old woman was hit while the vehicle was being...

Zejtun bar owner cleared of attacking patron with brass knuckles

The court ruled that there was a ‘lurking doubt’ as to what had...

The court ruled that there was a ‘lurking...

Man guilty of sexual assault to be re-sentenced following court's mistake

The Court of Criminal appeal observed that the first court had quoted the wrong article of the law in sentencing the man

The Court of Criminal appeal observed that the first court...

Three cleared on appeal of smuggling a million contraband cigarettes

At no point did the prosecution sufficiently prove that the boxes seized...

At no point did the prosecution sufficiently prove that the...

Man severely injured after being hit by car in Birkirkara

The elderly pedestrian was by a Honda Fit

The elderly pedestrian was by a Honda Fit

Motorcyclist injured in Gozo crash

The 36-year-old motorcyclist was severely injured during a traffic accident in Ghajnsielem

The 36-year-old motorcyclist was severely injured during a...

Police arrest Bulgarian fugitive after days of observation

The man was apprehended on Tuesday by the Police’s Criminal Intelligence...

The man was apprehended on Tuesday by the Police’s...

Bundy claims PBS board took decisions that weren't in company's interest

Former PBS CEO John Bundy insisted that several decisions taken by the board were not in the best interests of the company and were the cause of its financial...

Former PBS CEO John Bundy insisted that several decisions...

Hotel room thief identified from viral footage denied bail

The court heard how the man had proven difficult to trace after he was...

The court heard how the man had proven difficult to trace...

Updated | Decision on whether Vitals case can be split up expected in March

Back in May, the Prime Minister, the Attorney General and the Lands Authority had requested that a lawsuit brought by PN leader Adrian Delia be split into...

Back in May, the Prime Minister, the Attorney General and...

Qrendi man denies punching wife

The man was nonetheless ordered to move to a different address but was allowed to return to his house to feed his horse

The man was nonetheless ordered to move to a different...

Man arrested on suspicion of multiple robberies

A 47-year-old man was arrested after a police investigation led officers to...

A 47-year-old man was arrested after a police investigation...

Man arraigned after police raid Marsa drug den

The man was handed an eight-month jail term after pleading guilty to the...

The man was handed an eight-month jail term after pleading...