24.02.2026
Wednesbury unreasonableness in planning & environmental law
Wednesbury unreasonableness takes its name from Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948]…
21.02.2026
Evidential Onus in Maltese Planning Law
The question whether “evidential onus” to justify a development proposal is placed upon an applicant…
18.02.2026
Forced Sales in Co-Ownership: Article 495A Cases Gone Wrong
Co-ownership disputes often become difficult not because the law is unclear, but because parties treat…
09.02.2026
Halland Judgment: A recast approach to Conflicting Planning Policies
The Halland case is best read as a Court-led re-statement of what the Planning Authority…
04.02.2026
Legislative intervention “to counter” court decision [the Mosta fireworks factory case]
In a case concerning the long-running dispute over the legality and continued operation of the…
02.02.2026
ADPD’s Constitutional Decision
In approaching the claims advanced by ADPD and its candidates, one cannot but record a…
