Solicitor for Consumer Rights Law in Floriana

I joined a gym in Sliema on what I thought was a monthly rolling membership, but three months in I found out the contract actually locks me in for 24 months with a heavy exit fee. Nobody explained this clearly when I signed up at the front desk. Can I get out of it?

I bought what was advertised as an authentic designer handbag through an online marketplace, paying through the platform’s checkout, but the item that arrived is clearly a counterfeit. The individual seller is not responding to messages anymore. What can I do, and does the marketplace itself have any responsibility?

I ordered a laptop from an online store based in Malta and when the box arrived the casing was cracked along one corner. The seller is now claiming it must have happened during shipping and is refusing to replace it or refund me. I still have the original packaging and photos I took right after opening the box. What are my options here?

I rented an apartment in Sliema for two years and moved out leaving it in reasonable condition, but the landlord is refusing to return my deposit, listing normal scuff marks and a slightly faded curtain as ‘damage’. Is this something the Consumer Claims Tribunal can even help with, or is this a different process entirely?

My smartphone stopped charging properly while still under the manufacturer’s warranty. I brought it to the authorised repair centre in Malta over two months ago and it is still ‘being assessed’. I use this phone for work and this delay is becoming a real problem. Is there a legal limit on how long a repair can take?

I received a gift voucher for a restaurant in Valletta as a present, but by the time I tried to use it, the shop said it had expired six months after issue and refused to accept it, even for partial value. Is such a short expiry period even allowed?

A salesperson came to my house in Mosta unannounced and, after a long pitch, I ended up signing a contract for a water filtration system I did not really want. I signed the same evening under pressure and paid a deposit by card. Two days later I regretted it. Can I still cancel?

My mobile phone contract with a Maltese provider was supposed to end after two years, but I only found out three months after it silently renewed for another 24 months because I kept getting charged the same monthly fee. I never received a renewal notice. Can I cancel now without penalty?