Tribunal turns down Marsascala pool appeal, in line with secret deal reached in Castille 
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal today rejected a
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1 week ago
PA decides on Tuesday on Marsascala pool project planned in secret negotiations
The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal will decide on
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1 week ago
Gozo Grab #10: Parliamentary committee to discuss law aimed at foundation’s Gozo land grab
A medieval foundation’s attempts to take ownership of large
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3 weeks ago
Gozo Grab #9: Construction magnate’s family corrections on Nadur land grab rejected
A plan by a medieval foundation to extract money
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4 weeks ago
Gozo Grab #8: Foundation registers Knights’ fort on hotly contested Qala coast
A large slice of land on which a 290-year-old
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4 weeks ago
EU court ruling on judicial appointments leaves door open for future claims
Today’s judgment of the EU court on Malta’s former
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20 April 2021
Development proposed by Gozo Minister consultant expands into ODZ
Gozitan lawyer Damian Bigeni, a consultant to the Gozo
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7 April 2021
REVEALED: Joseph Portelli’s project for 125 flats near international Important Bird Area in Gozo
The granting of a permit to Joseph Portelli’s partner
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3 April 2021
Latest court decree on Yorgen Fenech articles another blow to journalism
Journalists of The Times of Malta are set to
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1 April 2021
What chance that Keith Schembri will be home this weekend?
After being remanded in custody upon arraignment last Saturday,
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24 March 2021
PA says ‘no action necessary’ after development notice of flats near Ggantija temples disappears
The notice of a development application for a block
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4 March 2021
Gozo Grab #7: Road builders get 71 flats in deals with medieval foundation
The application for 71 flats on fields on the
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21 February 2021
Gozo Grab #6: Medieval foundation’s first land acquisition to turn into 150 Qala flats
A permit for 63 flats in Qala is expected
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14 February 2021
Gozo Grab #5: Nadur residents gear up for court battle against foundation
A dozen Nadur residents – including the Karkanja siblings
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12 February 2021
Gozo Grab #4: Nadur siblings on opposite sides of the fence in controversial land deal as conflicts of interest raised
Notary Maria Vella Magro, who has been doing notarial
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9 February 2021
Gozo Grab #3: Ownership registration of large tracts of Nadur land approved within a week despite deed in Latin
To register a piece of land or property as
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8 February 2021
Gozo Grab #2: Foundation demanding tens of thousands from Nadur residents repeatedly fails to prove claims in court
Nadur residents facing litigation threats if they do not
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7 February 2021
Gozo Grab #1: Nadur couple asked to pay €50,000 to keep their home after medieval foundation registered land as its own
Eleven years after buying a one-storey home in Nadur
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7 February 2021
New law proposed weakens lawyers’ accountability and fails to raise standards
The Chamber of Advocates has expressed dismay about a
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18 January 2021
PA set to approve massive development in Xlendi despite over 100 objections
The Planning Authority batted away 121 letters of objection,
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8 January 2021
Artistic freedom in the dock as satirist faces court action in Yorgen Fenech case
The author of satirical news website Bis-Serjeta faces up
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5 January 2021
Decree in Yorgen Fenech case has chilling effect on freedom of expression
Last Monday’s decree handed down by magistrate Rachel Montebello
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31 December 2020
Too quick to judge
The Opinion of an Advocate General of the European
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21 December 2020
An attack on the independence of the judiciary
A statement by the government on Tuesday attacked the
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16 December 2020
Council of Europe warns Maltese government to stop delaying reforms for justice and rule of law
The government does not intend to address loopholes that
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9 December 2020
Court judgment sends wrong message to society
Upon delivery of a court judgment on Thursday that
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5 December 2020
When they get it wrong
The coordinated attack on The Shift by the three
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30 November 2020
Justice Commission starved of resources
The Prime Minister has given a second engagement to
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20 November 2020
Attorney General silent on failure to appeal ruling on Robert Agius (Tal-Maksar)
Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg has persistently ignored questions on
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18 November 2020
Autistic children evicted after report on Gozo mayor’s request for ‘a personal discount’
In the latest twist in a saga that has
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14 November 2020