Police, Justice and Defence

"Public Wills A testamentary search may be ordered on any person (living or deceased) to find out whether that person registered a public will. The search will not reveal the contents of the will itself but simply a summary stating the date of the will and the Notary who published the same will. The contents of the will can only be seen by the person drawing up the will or by his/her heirs. Secret Wills This application may also be used to search for secret wills of deceased persons. Such wills are deposited in the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction Section). Applicant will be informed of the result of the search and if it is positive, an application may be filed in the Registry of the court by an advocate or notary for the publication of the secret will."

An affidavit must be confirmed on oath in the presence of the Deputy Registrar or Commissioner of Oaths.

With this application, one may request the Court to be exempt from serving as a juror. According to Article 607(1) of the Criminal Code this application must be filed within four days after writ of service. If the request to be exempt is for example based on a medical condition, the original copy is necessary. A scanned copy is not accepted by the Court, thus electronic submissions are not sufficient. In the case where according to Article 604 of the Criminal Code, one is included in the list exempted from serving as juror, a letter addressed to the Registrar is enough to be deemed as an application.

This application is used to file a claim in the Courts of Magistrates. The following type of applications may be filed through this eForm:

• Notice – Monetary claim
• Notice – Point of law
• Revocation of warrant application
• Slander and libel application
• Application contesting Judicial Letter issued in terms of Art. 166A of Cap.12
• Application in terms of Art. 466 of Cap. 12
• Application contesting judicial costs

Applications filed online shall, for all intents and purposes of law, be deemed as if they have been filed directly in the Registry of the same Court; provided that when an application is filed online outside registry opening hours as established by the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, such act shall be deemed to have been filed on the first following day of the opening of the said Registry.

Any judicial letter, excluding those that require an oath, may be presented online through this eForm. Additionally documents that substantiate the claim can be attached.

This service is used by the citizen who requires to pay for a Court fine online after having received a Notice for Payment from the Courts of Malta and Gozo.

This form should be used when a party wants to appeal against a decision of the Small Claims Tribunal. The appeal from such decision is made by means of an application filed in the Court of Appeal (Inferior) and therefore this application in accordance with the law must be signed by an advocate as well as by a legal procurator or the party who is appealing. The appeal application must be filed within 20 days from the date of the decision.

This form is used by the party who brought a claim before the Small Claims Tribunal to reply to a counterclaim made by the party against whom s/he filed his/her claim.

This form is used to file before the Small Claims Tribunal a money claim of an amount not exceeding €5,000 and thereby initiating procedures before the same Tribunal.

This form is used by a party who is served with a notice of claim filed against him in the Small Claims Tribunal and wants to respond to the claim. This reply has to be submitted within 18 days from the date when such party was served with the notice of claim. If the party so notified wants to make a counterclaim against the party who made the claim, then s/he is to use this same form and fill in the part entitled 'Response with Counterclaim'.