Law Blog

One of the most important truths in litigation is that a person may be strong in conviction but weak in evidence. A claim may appear plausible, commercially understandable, even morally compelling; yet none of this is enough unless the claim is translated into proof. The courtroom does not operate on suspicion, instinct, indignation or probability […]

Democracy is more than a mechanical process; it is a political ethic grounded in representation, legitimacy, and fairness. Malta’s electoral architecture has undergone successive recalibrations—not to depart from its democratic foundations, but to preserve their spirit in the face of evolving political realities. From the design of its hybrid electoral system to the corrective mechanisms […]

There is a quiet irony in the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on 4 May 2026 in Ludwig Camilleri v. L-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar. Planning law usually speaks in neat institutional categories. The Planning Authority decides applications. The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal reviews those decisions. The Court of Appeal intervenes on points of law. […]

The importance of a plan attached to a contract of sale is not limited to properties situated within a Land Registration Area. That is only one context in which the plan assumes formal registration importance. The wider legal point is more fundamental: a plan annexed to a promise of sale or final deed helps identify […]

It is often said, rather loosely, that planning policy may be “overruled” by commitment. The statement is convenient, but it is also imprecise. Commitment is not a planning loophole. Nor is it a licence to ignore policy simply because similar development has already been permitted somewhere nearby. The better proposition is narrower: commitment matters only […]

Most of the time, I write about public, civil and, or planning law. This subject may look more political, but it is still close to law. Elections are not merely contests between parties. They are moments in which democratic authority is renewed. For that reason, the way voters form their opinion should matter not only […]