The justice minister on Monday hit out at his opposite number on the opposition for asking questions in parliament on whether it was true that an inquiring magi
The new law proposed by the government to regulate the legal profession is “unacceptable” as it is a far cry from what had been discussed with lawyers prior to its publication.
The Bill to amend the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure and the Commission for the Administration of Justice Act include provisions aimed at regulating the profession but come nowhere close to it, Chamber of Advocates president Louis DeGabriele told
Times of Malta.
“We think the Bill as proposed by the justice minister does not effectively address regulating the profession. Half-baked? Well, I think it’s less than half-baked.
Updated | Arnold Cassola requests investigation into Rosianne Cutajar, Edward Zammit Lewis over undeclared income
The independent election candidate is asking for an investigation by the standards czar into undeclared earnings made by Rosianne Cutajar and Edward Zammit Lewis, while the two have since rebutted these media reports
20 December 2020, 9:29am
by Nicole Meilak
Arnold Cassola (pictured above) made a direct request to the Standards Commissioner for an investigation into the undeclared earnings of Rosianne Cutajar and Edward Zammit Lewis
Updated at 12:54pm with comments by Edward Zammit Lewis
Independent election candidate Arnold Cassola has written to the standards commissioner George Hyzler asking him to investigate Rosianne Cutajar’s property deal involving Yorgen Fenech.
People hold placards that state “Mafia Government” and photos of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, during a protest outside the prime minister’s office, Valletta, Malta, 29 November 2019, STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images Thirty-eight months after the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, rights organisations reiterate that a fully independent and transparent public inquiry is key to achieving justice for Daphne’s assassination and ensuring that this will never happen again.
Today marks 38 months since Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta, yet barriers to justice remain.
The undersigned organisations condemn the continued threats made by the Maltese Government against the independent public inquiry into the circumstances of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and its three board members. The independence of the inquiry is vital and we call on the Government to uphold its commitments under the European Convention on Human Rights and ensure
Government proposes that a legally separated couple will be able to immediately apply for a divorce, while the waiting time in other cases will be reduced to six months or one year