Tag: Lawyers
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A very unlikely legal war
An interesting fact that has been overlooked in Alessandro Lia’s domestic violence case against his former wife, Magistrate Nadine Lia, is that one of the lawyers representing the Magistrate in the case is Edward Gatt, a former associate of Pawlu Lia and currently the lawyer for the Labour cabal. He was also Rosianne Cutajar’s lawyer…
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Lawyers want an independent committee to address their complaints about the Judiciary
Yesterday, during the inaugural session of the Forensic Year, the President of the Chamber of Lawyers, Peter Fenech made a critical remark towards what he described as a small minority of the judiciary who conduct themselves irregularly. Peter Fenech is demanding an independent body that addresses lawyers’ complaints about the judiciary. This comment came days…
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Tonio Fenech and ARQ Fiduciaries send their right of reply
Tonio Fenech and ARQ Fiduciaries have both sent their right of reply which I am publishing in full here and here. Basically, what the letters say is that Tonio Fenech and the ARQ group do not own Sorens Aero and their one and single share does not have voting-rights over the company or any meaningful…
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Peter Fenech, a lawyer for all seasons and the case of Pio Valletta
I have always been amazed by the class of Maltese lawyers and other professionals who you find doing everything at once. These are the individuals whose name pops up in many different and varied sectors and eventually, become so frequent that you get to ask yourself, is this some kind of profession in itself? That…
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The anthropology of Franco Debono and Maltese “elite” criminal lawyers
Today, Franco Debono, the infamous narcissistic criminal lawyer who brought down Lawrence Gonzi’s government, is nearly fifty years old. He’s of a different generation than mine, but he’s also from the South of Malta, and for this reason, I happen to know Franco Debono very well, his way of thinking, and his perceptions. In fact,…
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Co-opting GZVH Adovcates into the Labour Party’s rent-seeking regime
The story of GZVH Advocates and its relationship with the Labour Party is not unique and it’s the story of many other lawyers who were co-opted by the Labour Party into its rent-seeking regime. Selling passports and getting public retainers is by far more profitable than being principled and hugely selective in your legal work.…
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Some regular faces were missing at the lawyers’ annual feast of Saint Ivo
Earlier this week, Malta’s lawyers held their annual infantile party of Saint Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of lawyers, where they meet together to get drunk, take cocaine, and meet with members of the judiciary on the pretense of celebrating Saint Ivo. Let’s say that this year-round, some regular faces were missing and the…
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The Police has an obligation to confirm Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech’s version on Keith Schembri’s phone
Is Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech the unluckiest member of the judiciary? Certainly, she appears to be the victim of a series of unexpected coincidences, with the latest being the loss of Keith Schembri’s phone in her own chamber at the courts, unless she is totally corrupt. The list of her indecent behaviour is endless apart…
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Sure, Joe I have an idea
Sure, Joe, I have a very good idea on how you can help the over-stretched police force. How about you stop defending Malta’s top organised criminals, join the public prosecutor, and start providing ample technical contributions that could lead to the eventual indictment of several of Malta’s worst names including some who have been or…
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On bloody lawyers
“I’m just doing my job, like anyone else”. In Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Hannah Arendt explains how people who commit gruesome and evil acts will try to dissociate from their behaviour as they justify it with external factors. The most common type of dissociation made in the Nuremberg Trials…
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Here’s another Nationalist Party lawyer who can’t say no to a job
Lawrence Gonzi, the ex-premier with an active LinkedIn page is another Nationalist Party lawyer who can’t say no to any kind of work. He’s the kind of man who would take on enough clients to live a comfortable life but is so stingy that instead of hiring taxis or employing drivers, he goes around the…
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In it for the business
Holding back the Nationalist Party are MPs like Joe Giglio who are in it for the business. A rent-seeking lawyer who is in contact with Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech and also previously, a lawyer for Pilatus Bank, Joe Giglio is the kind of politician that represented the corrupt wasteland of the Nationalist Party administrations. He…
