OAR@UM Collection: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/16487 2026-04-10T06:44:43Z 2026-04-10T06:44:43Z The new law on a commissioner to oversee the judiciary https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140024 2025-10-13T12:53:28Z 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z Title: The new law on a commissioner to oversee the judiciary Abstract: Recently enacted laws have given rise to various concerns. Some concerns relate to sloppy and inconsistent drafting. Other concerns extend to the substance and motive behind the proposed legal measures. The recent law on the appointment of a Commissioner for Standards of the Judiciary (CSJ) has commanded less attention than it deserved, though it raises some concerns. This is why it is being reviewed here. [extract] 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z When does lending become a licensable activity? https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139921 2025-10-09T12:50:37Z 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z Title: When does lending become a licensable activity? Abstract: This article briefly but critically reviews the Court of Appeal (CA) decision of 11 April 2024 (Rik. Nru. 1015/09/1 JRM) in the names J Scicluna et v G Ronsivalle et. In this case, a lender sued his borrower for settlement of loans remaining unpaid. The lender had affected various loans to the same borrower at the request of the latter who had been facing health and financial difficulties, over a period of four years. [extract] 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z UK company law : three recent interesting decided cases https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139911 2025-10-09T10:28:20Z 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z Title: UK company law : three recent interesting decided cases Abstract: Today’s contribution highlights, in summary fashion, three important recent UK company law cases, which should of particular interest to students and practitioners in the subject. [extract] 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z Two striking developments in June 2024 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139909 2025-10-09T10:18:24Z 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z Title: Two striking developments in June 2024 Abstract: In a striking decision taken on June 3, 2024 (Rikors no. 51/2022/2 AD), the Constitutional Court presided by Chief Justice Dr M Chetcuti dealt another blow to the FIAU, the central anti-money-laundering agency in Malta, adding further misery to its seemingly endless judicial misadventures. Recent court cases have struck down their penalties or seriously reduced them. [extract] 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z