Questions for lawyers Found 300

A former employee of my company in Malta was involved in developing some proprietary processes and technical documentation as part of their role, and they’ve now left to join a direct competitor. I’m concerned they might use or share what they developed while working for me. What are my rights here?

My flight departing from Malta was recently cancelled because of a strike affecting the airline’s staff. I want to understand what my rights actually are in this specific situation, since I’ve heard that strikes are sometimes treated differently from other types of flight disruption under airline passenger rights rules.

During a visit to a medical clinic in Malta, I became concerned that my personal health information was being discussed or handled in a way that didn’t feel appropriately private or confidential, potentially within earshot of other patients or staff not directly involved in my care. Is this something I can formally complain about?

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?

My application for a short-stay Schengen visa to visit Malta was recently refused, without much explanation given. I had genuine reasons for wanting to visit and I feel the refusal may not have been entirely fair. Is there anything I can actually do to challenge this decision?

My relative in Malta co-owned a property together with their sibling, not with a spouse, when they passed away. I’m trying to understand what actually happens to their share of that jointly owned property now, and whether it automatically passes to the surviving co-owner or becomes part of the deceased’s estate to be inherited by their own heirs.

I work a standard five-day week in Malta, Monday to Friday, and a public holiday this year fell on a Saturday. My employer is saying I’m not entitled to any compensation for it since I wouldn’t have worked that day anyway. Is that correct under Maltese law?

I’m working with several freelance developers and designers based in Malta to build various creative and technical assets for my business, logos, software code, written content. I want to make sure I actually own the resulting intellectual property once the work is delivered and paid for, rather than assuming this automatically happens.

I have concerns that someone who provided me with medical treatment in Malta may not actually have been a properly licensed and registered doctor. What are the implications of this, both for the validity of the treatment I received and for any action I might be able to take?

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?