Questions for lawyers Found 300

I work remotely from home for a significant portion of my working time, and I’ve incurred additional costs as a result, things like increased utility bills and setting up a proper home office space. I want to understand whether these kinds of costs are actually tax-deductible under Maltese tax law.

I’m currently working in Malta on a residence permit tied to my employment, and I’d like to bring my spouse and child to join me here. Is family reunification actually possible under my current type of permit, and what would the process look like?

I’m going through a separation in Malta and there has been a history of domestic violence in our relationship that I believe is relevant to how issues like custody and the overall separation should be decided. How does Maltese family law actually treat this kind of history when determining separation and custody matters?

I keep hearing different court names mentioned in relation to a criminal matter involving someone I know in Malta, sometimes the Court of Magistrates and sometimes the Criminal Court. Are these the same thing, or does it matter which one is actually handling the case?

I hold shares in a Maltese company and I’ve started receiving dividend payments from it. I want to understand how these dividends are actually taxed in my hands as a shareholder, and whether there’s any relief given that the company itself would have already paid tax on its profits.

I was scheduled to work on a public holiday in Malta, which I didn’t mind in principle, but I later found out from a colleague that public holiday work is supposed to come with extra compensation, and I was just paid my normal daily rate with no additional amount added. Is my colleague right?

I’ve been studying in Malta on a student residence permit and I’ve now been offered a full-time job here after graduating. Can I transition directly to a work-based residence permit while remaining in Malta, or would I need to leave the country and reapply from abroad?

I own a commercial truck used in my logistics business in Malta, and it was recently involved in an accident while being driven by a driver I employ, rather than by me personally. I want to understand my potential liability as the vehicle owner in this situation, given I wasn’t the one actually driving.

I’ve registered my company name with the Malta Business Registry, and I also have a distinct logo design that I use for branding. I’m wondering whether registering the company name itself gives me any protection over the logo too, or whether these are treated as entirely separate matters requiring separate protection.

I’m a director of a small limited company in Malta that has been struggling financially and is now behind on payments to a supplier. The supplier is threatening to come after me personally rather than just the company. I thought the whole point of a limited company was that my personal assets were protected. Is that not always true?