Speeches by the Chief Justice
October 2023
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2023-2024, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2022
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2022-2023, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2021
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2021-2022, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2020
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2020-2021, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2019
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2019-2020, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2018
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2018-2019, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2017
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2017-2018, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2016
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2016-2017, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2015
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2015-2016, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2014
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2014-2015, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2013
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2013-2014, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2012
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2012-2013, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2010
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2010-2011, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
September 2010
Address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of his last sitting in the Constitutional Court and the Court of Appeal — 6th September 2010.
November 2009
Welcome address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano delivered on the 10th November 2009 on the occasion of a two day conference on EC Competition Law held at the Westin Dragonara Resort and organised jointly by the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC), the Judicial Studies Committee (JSC) and the United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal, and partly financed by the Directorate General on Competition within the European Commission.
October 2009
Speech delivered on the 1st October 2009 by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2009-2010, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
April 2009
Address delivered on the 24th April 2009 by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of an official courtesy call by members of the Judiciary on H.E. the President of Malta Dr George Abela at the Palace, Valletta.
March 2009
Welcome address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano delivered during the opening session of the Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues held at St. Julian’s (Malta) between the 24th and 26th March 2009, and hosted by the Government of Malta in collaboration with the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
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October 2008
Speech delivered on the 1st October 2008 by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2008-2009, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2007
Speech delivered on the 1st October 2007 by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2007-2008, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
February 2007
A speech delivered by Chief Justice Vincent Degaetano on the 9th February 2007 (Court of Appeal, Valletta) on the occasion of the administration of the oath of allegiance and the oath office to new lawyers and legal procurators.
January 2007
Welcome address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano delivered on the 22nd January 2007 at the Vassalli Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, on the occasion of a talk given by Sir Igor Judge to commemorate the Third Anniversary of the official launching of the Judicial Studies Committee on the 17th October 2003.
October 2006
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2006-2007, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2005
Address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the unvailing of a portrait of Sir George Borg donated to the Courts by his daughter Mrs Rosemarie Cachia — 3rd October 2005
October 2005
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2005-2006, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2004
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2004-2005, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
March 2004
Address by the Chief Justice at the opening of a two-day conference organised by the Chamber of Advocates and the Judicial Studies Committe on the theme: “Applying E.U. Law in Malta”, held on the 8th and 9th March 2004.
October 2003
Address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the official launching of the Judicial Studies Committee, Dimech Hall – Mediterranean Conference Centre, 17/10/2003.
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October 2003
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2003-2004, Courts of Justrice, Valletta.
October 2001
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Joseph Said Pullicino on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2001-2002, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
October 2000
Speech delivered by Chief Justice Joseph Said Pullicino on the occasion of the inauguration of the judicial year 2000-2001, Courts of Justice, Valletta.
Welcome address by Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano delivered on the 10th November 2009 at the Westin Dragonara Resort at the opening of a two day conference on the Application of EC Competition Law in Malta organised by MEUSAC in collaboration with the Judicial Studies Committee and the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.
