Questions for lawyers Found 300

I co-own a property in Malta together with another family member, but we disagree about what should happen with it, they want to sell, and I want to keep it. Can they actually force a sale of the whole property, or force me to sell my share, against my wishes?

My residence permit application in Malta was recently refused, and I wasn’t given much detail about why. I want to understand what options I actually have now, whether I can challenge the decision or if I simply have to accept it and leave.

I purchased a newly built property in Malta directly from the developer, and I want to understand what legal warranties or guarantees I’m actually entitled to regarding defects that might emerge in the construction over the coming months or years, beyond whatever the developer may have informally promised.

I’m setting up a private company in Malta and I’ve heard I need to register something called beneficial ownership information. I’d prefer to keep my ownership relatively private if possible. What exactly has to be disclosed and to whom?

I was on a one-year fixed-term contract with a company in Malta, and when it reached its natural end date, my employer simply chose not to renew it. I wasn’t given any reason. Am I entitled to any kind of payout or compensation, similar to redundancy, or does a fixed-term contract just end with nothing owed?

I accidentally caused minor damage to a piece of equipment at my workplace in Malta while doing my normal job, and my employer has started deducting the estimated repair cost directly from my monthly salary without asking me first or getting my agreement. Can they just take this out of my pay like that?

Beyond my brand name and logo, I also use a specific catchy slogan consistently across my marketing in Malta, and I’d like to know whether a short phrase like this can actually be registered as a trademark in its own right, separate from my main brand name.

I’ve been engaging in various cryptocurrency-related activities in Malta, some trading, some longer-term holding. I want to understand how this kind of income and any gains I might make are actually treated for Maltese tax purposes, since I’ve heard Malta has a reputation as being crypto-friendly but I’m not sure exactly what that means for my own tax obligations.

My spouse and I in Malta have been living completely separately for over four years now, but they are refusing to agree to a divorce and don’t want to sign anything. Does this mean I’m simply stuck married indefinitely, or can I actually pursue a divorce without their consent?

I’m considering applying for a patent in Malta for a genuine technical invention I’ve developed. I want to understand how long the resulting protection would actually last, and whether I can simply keep renewing it indefinitely to maintain protection long-term.