Arthur Azzopardi & Associates

16/10/2026

Criminal Law Explained: The first day in court - arraignment, remand and bail

An accused's first day in court addresses a number of distinct legal questions. These begin with the reading of the charges and, if the accused answers 'not guilty', ends with a decision on whether they are to be granted bail. This third installment provides a step-by-step walk-through of each stage of the arraignment.

Bail decides where an accused waits for trial, not whether the accused is guilty

09/10/2026

Criminal Law Explained: The Magistrate who Investigates

Everyone has heard of a magisterial inquiry, but what exactly is it? This second installment of our new series answers that precise question, explaining what a magisterial inquiry is and, more importantly, what it is not.

A magisterial inquiry preserves evidence; it does not pronounce guilt

02/10/2026

Introducing: Criminal Law Explained

We are pleased to introduce a new initiative aiming to explain key concepts in criminal law, penned by our very own Dr Arthur Azzopardi.

This first installment looks at police powers in criminal investigations and the rights suspect persons have within the investigative framework.

We are grateful to for supporting this initiative.

The first hours of a criminal investigation often determine far more than people realise

30/09/2026

New Insight - Interim Measures in Human Rights Litigation

In this piece, Associate Dr David Chetcuti Dimech describes how human rights may be provisionally protected pending litigation.

By David Chetcuti Dimech, Associate Victims of human rights violations regularly petition the courts for redress. In some cases, however, redress cannot wait until after a final judgment. Instead, litigants...

11/09/2026

New Insight - Convictions: Getting a Judgment Right

In this piece, Paralegal Alec Carter unpacks the formalities every convicting judgment must observe.

By Alec Carter, Paralegal When a court finds someone guilty of a criminal offence, most people focus on the outcome: was the accused convicted or acquitted? However, the law requires...

31/05/2026

Heartfelt congratulations go out to our very own Dr Nicole Vassallo on her recent marriage. We wish her and her husband every happiness as they begin this new chapter together 🎉

04/05/2026

From The Bench: The law beyond death

In this article, Associate Dr David Chetcuti Dimech reviews a recent Court of Appeal judgment concerning burial rights.

When is there a right to be buried in a particular grave?

24/04/2026

Ivan Nagaev and Neptunes WPSC were represented by lawyers Arthur Azzopardi, Ramona Attard and David Chetcuti Dimech.

Neptunes player Ivan Nagaev was granted an injunction by the Civil Court that immediately suspends the new ‘homegrown rule’ introduced by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta during its Council…

24/04/2026

The firm congratulates Dr Chetcuti Dimech on his new role.

🇲🇹🇪🇺 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣❜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 🐝

✅ The 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is proud to announce that its nominee, Dr David Chetcuti Dimech, has been selected to join the EBA - European Beekeeping Association’s Working Group on 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

🙌 The 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 congratulates Dr Chetcuti Dimech on this achievement and takes pride in his role within this European forum; ensuring that 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮, the 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 and the interests of the endemic 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲 will be represented.

EBA - European Beekeeping Association

23/03/2026

From The Bench: When does a tender defect undermine the entire offer?

In this article, Managing Partner Dr Arthur Azzopardi and Paralegal Alizée Micallef review a recent Court of Appeal judgment concerning formalities in public procurement proceedings.

A court of appeal digs into a shortcoming that lost a medical equipment supplier a public contract