Solicitor for Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Law in Sliema

I won a civil case in Malta against someone who owed me a significant amount of money, but shortly after the judgment, they moved to another EU country and I’m not sure how to actually collect what I’m owed now that they’re no longer here. Does the judgment become useless once they leave Malta?

I’ve heard the term ‘compilation of evidence’ mentioned in relation to a legal matter in Malta and I don’t fully understand what this actually involves or how it fits into the broader court process. Can you explain what happens at this stage?

I obtained an arbitration award against a company through arbitration proceedings conducted in another country, and that company has assets in Malta that I now want to pursue to actually recover what I’m owed. Can a foreign arbitration award be enforced here, or would I need to essentially start over in the Maltese courts?

I discovered a breach of a commercial contract with a Maltese supplier that actually happened a few years ago, though I only recently became fully aware of the extent of the problem. Is there a deadline after which I would simply be too late to bring a legal claim over it?

I run a small business in Malta and I’m drafting standard contracts for use with individual consumers, not other businesses. I was thinking of including a mandatory arbitration clause requiring any dispute to go through arbitration rather than court. Is this actually enforceable against consumers under Maltese law?

An arbitration process concluded recently in a commercial dispute I was involved in through the Malta Arbitration Centre, and the outcome was not what I expected. I feel the arbitrator misunderstood some key evidence. Can I actually challenge or appeal an arbitration award, or is it truly final?

I signed a commercial contract with a supplier in Malta that includes a clause saying any dispute must go to arbitration rather than court. Now that we have an actual dispute over a delayed delivery, I’d rather just sue them in the ordinary courts, which feels more familiar to me. Can I ignore the arbitration clause and go straight to court instead?

During an ongoing arbitration in Malta, I’ve become concerned that one of the appointed arbitrators has a prior professional relationship with the opposing party that was never disclosed to me. Is there a way to actually challenge or remove an arbitrator mid-process if I believe they may be biased?