The residual powers of the first hall, civil court in Malta

Abstract

In recent years the residual powers of the First Hall of the Civil Court have been highlighted by s. 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malta, which provides that redress in respect of the enforcement of the protective provisions contained in the Constitution is to be sought from that Court and furthermore that when any question arises before any court, other than the Constitutional Court and the First Hall, Civil Court, as to the contravention of any of the aforesaid protective provisions, the court, before whom the question arises, is to refer the question to the Civil Court, First Hall, unless in its opinion the raising of the question is merely frivolous or vexatious and its findings, subject to appeal to the Constitutional Court, are binding on any court which has so referred the matter.