Questions for lawyers Found 300

I had dinner with friends at a restaurant in St Julian’s and when the bill came, there was an automatic 10 percent service charge added that was never mentioned on the menu or when we ordered. Are restaurants allowed to just add this without telling customers beforehand?

I work at a hospital in Malta and I’ve witnessed practices I believe are genuinely unsafe for patients, but I’m hesitant to report this formally due to concerns about potential retaliation against me professionally. What legal protections would actually apply if I decided to raise this concern through proper channels?

I resigned from my job in Malta after giving the correct notice period, worked through my full notice, and left on good terms as far as I know. It’s now been over two months and I still haven’t received my final salary payment for my last month worked, despite several follow-up messages. What can I actually do to get paid?

I cancelled a monthly subscription box service based in Malta through their app three months ago, and I even received a cancellation confirmation email at the time, but they have continued charging my card every month since. Support keeps saying my cancellation ‘didn’t go through’ on their end.

I run a business in Malta and I’m considering creating advertising that directly compares my product to a well-known competitor’s product by name, to highlight what I believe are genuine advantages of mine. Is referencing a competitor’s registered trademark in my own advertising like this actually legal?

I’m financing the purchase of a vessel that will be registered under the Malta flag, and the lender wants security over the ship itself as part of the loan arrangement. I want to understand whether Maltese law actually allows for this kind of ship mortgage, and how it works in practice.

A company I used to direct in Malta was struck off the register a few years ago after we stopped trading and simply let the annual returns lapse. I recently realised there was still a small balance left in the company bank account that nobody ever dealt with. Can I still access that money now?

I’m a working parent in Malta and I pay for childcare so that I can continue working. I want to understand whether these childcare costs are actually tax-deductible or otherwise give rise to some form of tax relief under Maltese tax rules.

I’ve been summoned to the Court of Magistrates in Malta over what feels like a fairly minor traffic offence, and I’m wondering whether it’s really necessary to hire a lawyer for something like this, or whether I could just represent myself and explain the situation to the magistrate directly.

I discovered that a business based in Malta has been using several of my original photographs on their website without ever asking my permission or paying for a licence. I took these photos myself for my own portfolio. What are my options for addressing this?