Costs in Malta
Costs for Court, Appeals and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Case Study |
Court |
Appeals |
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Initial court fees |
Transcription fees |
Other fees |
Initial court fees |
Transcription fees |
Other fees |
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Case A |
Minimum of €712.77 (depends also on the value claimed) |
N/A |
€ 195.65 |
N/A |
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Case B |
Minimum of €712.77 (depends also on the value claimed) |
N/A |
€ 195.65 |
N/A |
Costs for lawyer, bailiff and expert
Case Study |
Lawyer |
Bailiff |
Expert |
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Is representation compulsory? |
Average costs |
Is representation compulsory? |
Pre-judgement costs |
Post-judgement costs |
Is use compulsory? |
Cost |
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Case A |
YES |
Depends on value claimed |
Not compulsory |
N/A |
N/A |
Not compulsory, but in this case highly probable |
De-pends on value claimed |
Case B |
YES |
Depends on value claimed |
Not compulsory |
N/A |
N/A |
Not compulsory but in this case highly probable |
De-pends on value claimed |
Costs for witness compensation, pledge or security and other relevant fees
Case Study |
Witness compensation |
Pledge or security |
Other fees |
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Are witnesses compensated? |
Cost |
Does this exist and when and how is it used? |
Cost |
Description |
Cost |
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Case A |
NO |
N/A |
Not applicable because the value to be claimed is not quantified |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Case B |
NO |
N/A |
Not applicable because the value to be claimed is not quantified |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Costs for legal aid and other reimbursement
Case study |
Legal Aid |
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When and under what conditions is it applicable? |
When is support total? |
Conditions? |
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Case A |
Legal aid is applies if the person lives on social benefits or minimum wage, and if he/she does not possess more than one property. |
N/A |
N/A |
Case B |
Legal aid applies if the person lives on social benefits or minimum wage, and if he/she does not possess more than one property. |
N/A |
N/A |
Case study |
Reimbursement |
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Can the winning party obtain reimbursement of litigation costs? |
If reimbursement is not total what is percent-age in general? |
What costs are never reimbursed? |
Are there instances when legal aid should be reimbursed to the legal aid organisation? |
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Case A |
YES |
Depends on the outcome of the judge-ment |
Private consultation with the lawyers (extra-judiciary costs) |
N/A |
Case B |
YES |
Depends on the outcome of the judge-ment |
Private consultation with the lawyers (extra-judiciary costs) |
N/A |
Costs for translation and interpretation
Case study |
Translation |
Interpretation |
Other costs specific to cross-border disputes? |
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When and under what conditions is it necessary? |
Approximate cost? |
When and under which conditions is it necessary? |
Approximate cost? |
Description |
Approximate cost? |
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Case A |
When only one of the parties is English speaking |
€ 34.94 |
Applies only when a witness is neither Maltese nor English speaking |
Between €11.65 and € 58.23 / hour |
Costs incurred notifying the party residing abroad |
Depends on the fees charged by other member states. |
Case B |
When only one of the parties is English speaking |
€ 34.94 |
Applies only when a witness is neither Maltese nor English speaking |
Between €11.65 and €58.23 / hour |
Costs incurred notifying the party residing abroad |
Depends on the fees charged by other member states. |
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