Questions for lawyers Found 300

Police came to my apartment in Malta and wanted to search it in connection with an investigation, but they did not show me any written warrant, just said they had ‘authority’ to enter. Is this legal, and what should I have done in that moment?

I’ve discovered a business in Malta actively using a trademark almost identical to mine, and the ongoing damage to my brand and customer confusion is happening right now while I consider my legal options. I’m worried that waiting for a full court case to conclude will cause serious harm in the meantime. Is there a way to get them to stop urgently while the underlying dispute is resolved?

I’m planning my will in Malta and I’d like to attach some conditions to what I leave certain family members, for example requiring a grandchild to reach a certain age or complete their education before receiving their share. Is this actually something Maltese law allows me to do?

I was recently found guilty of an offence by the Court of Magistrates in Malta and I believe the court made a significant error in how it interpreted the evidence against me. I want to appeal but I’m not sure how much time I have or what the actual process looks like.

I entered Malta on a short-stay visa and, due to some personal circumstances, I ended up staying a few weeks beyond the permitted period before I was able to leave. I’m now worried about what consequences this might have, both immediately and for any future attempts to visit or reside in Malta or the wider Schengen area.

I received medical treatment in Malta some time ago that I now believe may have been negligent, though it’s taken me a while to properly understand the extent of what happened and decide to pursue this. Is there a deadline by which I need to formally bring a claim, or has too much time already passed?

I’ve been running a small trading business in Malta as a sole trader for about a year and it’s grown to the point where I want the liability protection and structure of a limited company. Can I just convert my existing business, or do I need to start a completely new company and somehow transfer everything over?

I own a property in Malta that I rent out to tenants, and I want to understand how this rental income is actually taxed, including whether I can deduct any expenses related to the property before calculating what I owe.

I made some posts online, from outside Malta, that a person in Malta is now claiming were defamatory or harassing towards them. I wasn’t physically in the country when I posted them. Can Maltese law actually reach me for something I did while I was abroad?

I was stopped and found to be carrying what I would describe as a small personal-use quantity of cannabis in Malta. I’ve heard Malta has changed its laws around cannabis in recent years but I’m not entirely clear on where the actual legal line is now. Am I facing a criminal charge for this?