Solicitor for Criminal Law in Rabat

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 was asked to come in for police questioning in Malta in relation to an ongoing investigation, though I haven’t been arrested. I’m not sure whether I have the right to have a lawyer present, or whether I even have to answer questions at all in this situation.

I have a family member who was arrested in Malta and is currently being held at a police station. Nobody in the family really understands how long the police are legally allowed to keep someone in custody before they either have to charge him or bring him before a court. Can you clarify the actual time limits?

I was involved in a physical altercation in Malta after someone attacked me first, and I ended up injuring the other person while defending myself. Now I’m concerned I could face criminal charges myself, even though I genuinely believe I was just protecting myself. How does Maltese law actually treat self-defence?

I gave a statement to the police in Malta as a witness to an incident, but after thinking about it more, I believe I got a couple of details wrong, not deliberately, just genuine confusion about timing. Can I go back and correct my statement, or am I stuck with what I originally said?

I have an old, relatively minor criminal conviction in Malta from several years ago and it’s now creating problems when I apply for certain jobs that require a conduct certificate. Is there any way to have this removed or excluded from future checks?

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 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.