A bill to reform the courts in Gozo and to simplify proceedings between the courts in Malta and those in Gozo

Abstract

A draft Bill has been approved by the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Recodification and Consolidation of Laws on Monday 26 March 2012 which proposes amendments to the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta. Essentially the main aim of the Bill is that the courts in Gozo be upgraded to reflect their counterparts in Malta and to facilitate the presentation of documents and the issue of precautionary and executive acts between the courts in Malta and those in Gozo. This paper very briefly discusses the history of the Courts in Gozo, motion no 222 on the judicial process in Gozo, the petition of ten Gozitan advocates in support of motion no 222, the salient points raised in the discussion on the said motion, the proceedings before the House of Representatives Select Committee on Recodification and Consolidation of Laws, the text of the draft Bill and the Committee’s Report thereupon.