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1 Legal framework
1.1 What system of jurisprudence applies in your jurisdiction? What implications does this have for litigation?
The Maltese legal system embodies a fusion of different legal traditions. The backbone of Maltese law is founded on continental or civil law. The Civil Code was in fact originally modelled on the French Napoleonic Code. Nonetheless, as a result of British colonial rule, certain areas of Maltese law have been heavily influenced by the common law tradition. For instance, Maltese shipping laws and fiscal and corporate legislation largely mirror the British model. Likewise, administrative law and public law in Malta follow British tradition. The Maltese courts are often guided by, or refer to, English jurisprudence and jurists in relation to matters touch
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M sian Who Was Wrongfully Sentenced To 53 Years Jail Has Been Proven Innocent And Freed
The victim, who struggles with literacy, found that his identity was misused to establish 10 companies that ran fraudulent activities. As a result, he was slapped with over 60 charges with no lawyer to defend him.
By Yap Wan Xiang â 07 May 2021, 06:18 PM
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A 49-year-old Malaysian, who was wrongfully convicted for crimes he did not commit, has been freed after spending two years in jail
On 3 March 2019, Tey Kok Liong was sentenced by two separate courts to
Stolen identity: Lorry driver sentenced to 53 years jail finally clears name
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A lorry driver who was sentenced to a jail term of 53 years for fraud which he never committed was finally acquitted of his conviction on May 3.
However, this acquittal came only after Tey Kok Liong, 49, was forced to spend about two years serving the 53-year jail sentence.
This was all due to a case of stolen identity as Tey’s name and identity card was misused in order to register 10 businesses dealing in fraudulent activities.
It escalated to the point that Teh faced 494 cases filed by fraud victims with the Consumer Claims Tribunal between 2013 and 2014.
Q: I was due to get married on March 27, 2021, and in view of the latest COVID-19 restrictions, we had no other option but to postpone our wedding to an alternative date. We reached an agreement on a new date with all our suppliers, but the photographer is not available on our new date. When we asked for a refund of the deposit paid, he refused our request. He offered us to use the deposit on a photo shoot but we do not need that service for the time being. What are our consumer rights in such situation?
A: Since the booked service could not be provided by the trader on the agreed date, and you have not managed to reach an agreement on an alternative date, you may now insist with the photographer to refund you the deposit paid. It is important that you make your request in writing. If the photographer refuses, you may then lodge a formal complaint with the Office for Consumer Affairs to carry out conciliation between you and the photographer. If this process does not result in an am
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