Solicitor for Consumer Rights Law in Lija

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 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?

I bought a sofa from a Maltese furniture website two weeks ago and paid in full. It has not been delivered yet but I changed my mind and want to cancel the order. The company is saying that because it was custom-coloured, cancellation is not possible. Is that legal?

I placed one order on a Maltese online shop and my bank statement shows I was charged twice for the exact same amount on the same day. I only received one item. Customer service keeps saying they will ‘look into it’ but three weeks have passed with no refund.

I bought a set of kitchen appliances online and, as with any product, opened the box to check the item, which is undamaged and unused. I decided within a few days that I didn’t need it and want to return it under the standard 14-day right, but the seller is refusing, saying the box was opened and it can no longer be resold as new.

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?

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?

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?