Can I get an urgent order to stop an asset being sold during a dispute?

Yes, Maltese civil procedure, under the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure, Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta, provides for precautionary warrants and interim measures, commonly referred to as garnishee orders, warrants of prohibitory injunction, and similar precautionary acts, which are specifically designed to preserve the status quo or prevent a party from dissipating, transferring, or otherwise dealing with assets in a way that would frustrate the eventual outcome of a pending or imminent legal claim. A warrant of prohibitory injunction, for example, can be used to prevent a specific act, such as the sale or transfer of a particular asset, while the underlying dispute over ownership or entitlement is resolved through the normal court process, but these precautionary measures generally need to be applied for urgently and require you to demonstrate both a genuine, well-founded apprehension that the asset would otherwise be dissipated and a prima facie case on the underlying dispute. Given the urgency you describe and the specific legal thresholds involved in obtaining such precautionary measures, this is a matter that needs immediate attention from a lawyer, ideally the same day, since these applications are specifically designed to be available quickly precisely because delay can defeat their entire purpose.