‘The State recognises the right of all citizens to work and shall promote such conditions as will make this right effective’ – Constitution of Malta
PROPERTY & PLANNING LAW
‘Ownership is the right of enjoying and disposing of things in the most absolute manner, provided no use thereof is made which is prohibited by law’ – Civil Code
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW
Company law is that piece of legislation which regulates how corporations, shareholders, directors, creditors, and other stakeholders thereof interact with one another.
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Private International Law (PIL) deals with matters having some form of foreign element and this a cross boarder issue between individuals being persons, companies and or other legal entities.
The Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act, Chapter 424 of the Laws of Malta lays down a generic duty on employers to ensure the health and safety at all times.
‘The Individual Investor Programme allows for the granting of citizenship by a certificate of naturalisation to individuals and their families who contribute to the economic and social development of Malta’ – Identity Malta
CONDOMINIUM LAW
‘Condominium is a building or group of buildings where the ownership or the use or the enjoyment of the common parts thereof is vested between two or more persons’ – Condominium Act
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not ingrained within the Maltese society due to the confrontational ingrained culture. Nevertheless, the Laws of Malta provide for some types of ADR, such as negotiation, mediation and arbitration
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
An ‘administrative act includes the issuing by the public administration of any order, licence, permit, warrant, authorisation, concession, decision or a refusal to any demand of a member of the public’ – Administrative Justice Act
‘The family is a group of individuals with a continuing legal, genetic and/or emotional relationship. Society relies on the family group to provide for the economic and protective needs of individuals, especially children and elderly’ – American Academy of Family Physicians
