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PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The following is a Chamber of Advocates Announcement pursuant to the Statute. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Chamber of Advocates announces that its forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday, 11th June 2026. Further information relating to the AGM will be announced at a later date. PLACING OF MOTIONS ON AGENDA Pursuant to the Statute, members have a time period of 12 days from today, Tuesday, 12th May 2026 to notify the Secretary General of any motions which they wish to move at the meeting. Ten or more members may give written notice of an appropriate motion to be moved at the AGM. A statement of up to 1000 words explaining the motion may accompany such motion. The request to include motions on the agenda of the general meeting referred to above shall be submitted to the Chamber in electronic form to: Jodie Manicolo at [email protected] by Tuesday 12th May 2026. The Chamber…

PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF CHAMBER OF ADVOCATES ELECTIONS 2026

Preliminary notice is hereby given, in accordance with article 45 of the Statute, that elections of members of the Chamber will be taking place on Thursday, 25th June 2026, which will fall vacant on the expiry of the terms of office of the current Chamber members at the Annual General Meeting to be held on the Thursday, 11th June 2026. The ten (10) vacancies arise due to the end of term as per article 72 of the Statute.  The roles to be occupied are: President Vice President Secretary General Financial Officer NOMINATIONS Nominations are invited to be submitted from active and fully paid-up members of the Chamber of Advocates. Candidates must be nominated by ten (10) other Chamber of Advocates members.  As per article 46 of the Statute, candidates must complete all sections of the Nomination Form (Parts One and Two), as well as the endorsement form.  These may be downloaded through…

Stqarrija dwar il-Ħatra għall-Kariga ta’ Prim Imħallef tal-Qrati.

Il-Kamra tal-Avukati tagħmel referenza għall-istqarrija li kienet ħarġet ftit ġimgħat ilu dwar il-proċess tal-ħatra għall-kariga ta’ Prim Imħallef tal-Qrati. Sfortunatament, minflok ma s-sitwazzjoni ġiet indirizzata b’sens ta’ responsabbiltà istituzzjonali, l-iżviluppi riċenti wrew li l-proċess mhux biss ma ġiex konkluż, iżda li din issa degenerat f’sitwazzjoni  li ma tagħmilx ġieħ lill-ogħla istituzzjonijiet tal-pajjiż. Dak li kellu jkun proċess serju, matur u diskret issa qed jixbah aktar farsa pubblika. Il-Kostituzzjoni tipprevedi maġġoranza ta’ żewġ terzi proprju biex din il-ħatra tkun frott ta’ qbil nazzjonali u mhux ta’ kalkolu politiku. Il-fatt li l-partiti politiċi ma rnexxielhomx jaslu għal ftehim, u li l-proċess ġie mġiegħel jiżvolġi fil-pubbliku permezz ta’ spekulazzjonijiet u tixrid ta’ ismijiet ta’ kandidati potenzjali, juri nuqqas serju ta’ tmexxija u ta sens ta’ responsabbiltà nazzjonali. Il-Kamra temmen li l-klassi politika falliet lill-pajjiż meta ħalliet proċess daqshekk delikat jiġi strumentalizzat għal finijiet politiċi. Il-pubblikazzjoni u d-diskussjoni pubblika ta’ ismijiet ta’ membri tal-ġudikatura…

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