Questions for lawyers Found 300

I’m setting up a new website for my business in Malta and the domain name I’d like to use is quite similar, though not identical, to an existing registered trademark belonging to a completely different, unrelated type of business in another industry. Would registering this domain name actually create any legal risk for me?

I’m considering pursuing an annulment of my marriage in Malta rather than a divorce, since I believe there were serious issues present even at the time we got married. What’s actually the difference in outcome, and what would I need to show for an annulment to succeed?

I have an ongoing home insurance policy in Malta that I’ve paid for the full year upfront, but I’ve just received notice from the insurer that they’re cancelling my policy partway through the term, citing a change in their underwriting criteria. Can they actually do this without my agreement, and what happens to the portion of my premium I already paid?

I have a child with my former partner in Malta, but we were never married. Now that we’ve separated, I’m concerned about what legal rights I actually have as the father regarding custody, access, and involvement in decisions about our child, given we don’t have the same married status.

My partner and I in Malta have been living together for several years without getting married, and we’re considering formalising some aspects of our financial arrangement through a written agreement between ourselves. Does Maltese law actually recognise or enforce this kind of cohabitation agreement, given we’re not married?

I’m setting up a commercial shipping operation using vessels based in Malta, and I want to understand what insurance coverage is actually a legal requirement, as opposed to what might simply be commercially prudent to have in place.

I’m relocating to Malta and I want to bring my used car with me from abroad rather than buying a new one locally. I want to understand what’s actually involved in legally importing this vehicle, and whether there are specific permits or approvals required before I can drive it on Maltese roads.

I’m starting a small business in Malta and I want to understand at what point I would actually be required to register for VAT, since I understand there’s some kind of threshold below which registration might not be mandatory for a genuinely small operation.

I run a small business in Malta registered for VAT, and I’m concerned about what my personal liability might actually be if the business ever fell behind on VAT payments, particularly depending on whether I operate as a sole trader versus through a limited company structure.

I have income that appears to be subject to tax both in Malta, where I’m resident, and in another country where the income actually originates. I want to understand whether there’s a way to avoid being taxed twice on the exact same income, and how this kind of relief would actually work.