If we want ‘faster justice’… we have to invest in it a little, too Simply put: if you want a system – any system – to operate faster and more efficiently… sooner or later, you’re going to have to invest a little money into it, too Raphael Vassallo 16 February 2021, 7:38am ‘Justice delayed is justice denied.’ As idioms go, this one may be just slightly trite and hackneyed… but let’s face it: is also a sentiment with which anyone, who has ever had dealings with the Maltese law-courts, will immediately identify. Take me, for instance. It’s been over a year and two months since I filed my first-ever libel case, in over 20 years of writing articles in newspapers. And so far, there has only been one real hearing to speak of: way back in January 2020.