In a landmark ruling that has sent ripples through the Maltese community, a local court has delivered a stark verdict to a couple facing injury charges: “You are not good for each other.” The case, which has garnered significant attention, highlights the complexities of domestic relationships and the role of the judiciary in addressing interpersonal…
# From the Bench: No insurance, no excuses – Maltese drivers face the music **By [Author Name] | Hot Malta** Sliema traffic magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit barely glanced up from the file before she delivered the line that’s now echoing across Facebook groups from Valletta to Victoria: “No insurance, no excuses.” Within minutes, the 29-year-old…
# Drug-Squad Bumper-Car: Two Men Remanded After Reversing Into Police, Found With Heroin and Cocaine **A routine patrol in Ħamrun turned into a scene worthy of a local telenovela on Tuesday night when two men allegedly reversed their hatchback straight into an unmarked Drug Squad vehicle—then stared down officers who quickly discovered heroin and cocaine…
A 34-year-old Birkirkara man who had been staring at a two-year custodial sentence for a single ecstasy pill walked out of the Court of Criminal Appeal on Wednesday with nothing worse than a suspended sentence and a cautionary lecture that will echo across Malta’s clubbing heartlands. The judgment, delivered by Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti, trims…
Valletta – A 38-year-old mother of two from Żejtun walked out of Malta’s Courts of Justice on Tuesday afternoon with tears in her eyes and a small Maltese flag pressed to her chest after magistrate Gabriella Vella cleared her of charges that she had fabricated domestic-violence complaints against her former husband. The verdict, delivered after…
**Barman behind bars: Paceville nightlife worker’s bail breach exposes island’s insurance blind-spot** A 28-year-old St Julian’s barman found himself on the wrong side of the bar early Tuesday after police discovered him at the wheel of a friend’s Renault Clio—uninsured, unlicensed and in flagrant breach of a February court order forbidding him from driving anywhere…
**Ferry Captain Testifies Boatman Bit Him After Filming Row: A Very Maltese Maritime Drama Unfolds** In a courtroom scene that could rival any festa fireworks display for drama, a Gozo Channel ferry captain took the stand this week to recount how a local boatman allegedly bit him during a heated confrontation over smartphone filming –…
Court questions constitutionality of €6.7m fines in cigarette theft case A Valletta courtroom became the stage for a constitutional drama this week as defence lawyers argued that €6.7 million in collective fines slapped on seven warehouse workers accused of pilfering cigarettes verged on “cruel and unusual punishment” by Maltese standards. The figure—roughly equivalent to the…
**Ex-Steward Malta CEO Armin Ernst Pleads Not Guilty to Hospitals Deal Charges as Nation Watches Courtroom Drama Unfold** The ghosts of Malta’s most controversial healthcare deal returned to haunt the nation yesterday as former Steward Malta CEO Armin Ernst pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from money laundering to fraud in connection with the hospitals…
Valletta’s law courts rang out with cheers yesterday afternoon as 34-year-old Żejtun plasterer Luke Camilleri walked free after a magistrate declared his arrest “null and void” because police had charged him under the wrong section of the Criminal Code. The ruling—delivered in a packed Hall 4—has sent shockwaves across Malta’s tight-knit harbour towns, where gossip…
Court experts deny having input in freezing orders issued in Vitals case ====================================================================== Valletta – In a twist that has Maltese cafés buzzing louder than the espresso machine at Café Cordina, the three court-appointed experts who combed through the Vitals Global Healthcare concession have formally denied recommending the €30 million freezing orders slapped on 13…
A new chapter in Maltese justice opened this morning as President Myriam Spiteri Debono cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Court Building for Inquiring Magistrates in Floriana, a €14 million project that fuses 19th-century limestone grandeur with solar-panelled roofs and AI-ready courtrooms. For the first time since the 1830s, Malta’s examining magistrates—once relegated to cramped…
