Free of charge Mediation prior to initiating cases before the Rent Regulation Board
Four legal notices have been published
today. The rationale for these legal notices is to mediate following the initiation
of cases in connection with leases signed on and prior 31 May 1995 before the Rent
Regulation Board.
One of the legal notices is to put
into force a number of regulations with the sole purpose of establishing the
necessary legal framework procedure that has to be followed so that mandatory
mediation for ‘old’ or ‘protected’ leases can be done more effectively.
Another legal notice provides
regulation fees payable to lawyers and professionals who provide their service
during the mediation process, which fees apply in case the party does not
otherwise agree with his lawyer.
The last legal notice amends the
Tariff of Fees Regulations of the Mediation Act which provides that the applicable
registration fee for disputes referred to the Mediation Centre by the Rent
Regulating Board is free of charge.
These amendments came into effect
following the Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance Edward Zammit Lewis
inauguration of the new Mediation Centre in Merchants Street Valletta last June.
As a result, the citizen can now choose not to go to Court and resolve these
disputes. The Mediation Centre is going to assist in speeding up the judicial
processes of our country and thus the citizen will be served in the best
possible way, with cheaper justice and less delay.
Legal notices may be accessed
through the links below:
Legal Notice 1
Legal Notice 2
Legal Notice 3
Legal Notice 4