Broadcasting Case Law




Broadcasting Case Law - Court Cases

1957    

Thomas Hedley pro et noe and Mr. Anthony Zammit pro et noe vs Dr. Joseph Abela noe and Edward Hamilton Hill pro et noe and Gerald Slater pro et noe.
Criminal Court - Appeal Jurisdiction - 15/06/1957
Libel - Qualified Privileges; Press Law - Broadcasting Liability

 

15-06-57

1964

Toni Pellegrini noe vs Edward Arrigo et noe.
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Caruana Curran - 10/03/1964
Air time considered as contract; MBA subject to Court Jurisdiction

103-64

1965

Toni Pellegrini noe vs Edward Arrigo noe
Court of Appeal - 11/01/1965
Judicial Interest - Cross Appeal, Meaning of "Sokkombenza”

178-64

1970

Francis Zammit Dimech et vs Profs. C. Coleiro noe
Civil Court - First Hall - 07/01/1970
Contract of Service or Employment with Broadcasting Authority; Nullity of Writ

1971

Dom. Mintoff vs Montanaro Gauci noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Magri - 17/05/1971
Meaning of Discrimination

002-71

Dom. Mintoff vs Montanaro Gauci noe
Court of Appeal - 22/05/1971
Pre-Election Broadcasting Schemes - MBA subject to Court Jurisdiction

459-71

1974

Av. Dr. John Pullcino noe et vs Profs C. Carmelo Coleiro
Civil Court - First Hall - 11/11/1974
Credits

867-74

1975

Frank Agius et vs Profs. Carmelo Coleiro et
Civil Court - First Hall - 20/01/1975
Credits

42-75

George Borg Olivier et noe vs Profs. C. Coleiro et
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Mizzi - 01/10/1975
Ministerial Broadcast - Right of Reply

775-75

1976

Borg Olivier et noe vs Profs. C. Coleiro
Court of Appeal - 26/02/1976
Ministerial Statements - Right of Reply

775-75

Borg Olivier et noe vs Profs. C. Coleiro
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Oliver Gulia - 2/03/1976
Right of Reply - End of Year Message

112-76-01

Borg Olivier et neo vs Prots. C. Coleiro noe
Court of Appeal - 09/04/1976
Ministerial Statements (Broadcasts) - Right of Reply -Principles and Criteries regarding Impartiality

Borg Olivier et neo vs Profs. C. Coleiro noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge E. Mizzi - 05/05/1976
Ministerial Broadcasts - Criteries for a Right of Reply

Borg Olivier et noe vs Profs. C. Coleiro noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge G.Schembri - 19/05/1976
Warrant of Injunction

Borg Olivier et noe vs Prof. C. Coleiro noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge G. Schembri - 01/06/1976
Ministerial Broadcasts - Right of Reply -Chairman's right to suspend the Broadcast (in reply to Notary Joe Abela regarding Source of Information)

249_76

Borg Olivier et noe vs Brigadur Micallef noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge G. Schembri - 28/08/1976
Decree - Warrant of Injunction - Michud - No: 701/76

Francis Zammit Dimech et vs Profs. C. Coleiro noe
Civil Court - Frist Hall - 26/10/1976 (50)
Ċedut

1977

Fenech Adami vs Broadcasting Authority and Xandir Malta
Court of Appeal 17/07/77 (566/77)
Ċedut

Fenech Adami vs Montanaro Gauci
Civil Court - First Hall

Fenech Adami et noe vs Montanaro Gauci et noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Caruana Curran - 04/08/1977 (file 3/77)
Fairness Doctrine, Fair Balancing

Fenech Adami et noe vs Montanaro Gauci et noe
Court of Appeal - 14/10/1977
Urgent Cases - Legal Nature

1978

Fenech Adami noe vs Montanaro Gauci et noe
Civil Court - Frist Hall - Judge V. Scerri - 16/01/1978
Unfair Parliamentary Report - Relstions wihth Telemalta – Challenge of Authority

Borg Olivier et vs Profs. Carmelo Coleiro
Court of Appeal - 03/02/1978 (17)
Ċedut

Fenech Adami et noe vs Montanaro Gauci et noe
Court of Appeal - 21/04/1978 (from First Hall 04/08/1977)
Challenge, Impartiality of the Broadcasting Authority

Fenech Adami vs Montanaro Gauci
Court of Appeal - 05/05/1978 (54)
Ċedut

Fenech Adami et vs Montanaro Gauci
Court of Appeal - 17/07/1978 (64)
Ċedut

Fenech Adami noe vs Montanaro Gauci
Court of Appeal - 17/07/1978
Ċedut

Fenech Adami noe vs Montanaro Gauci noe
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge V. Scerri - 09/10/1978
New Year's Eve Broadcast - Right to Reply denied

1979

Fenech Adami vs Montanaro Gauci
Court of Appeal - 16/11/1979 (103)
Ċedut

1982

Fenech Adami et noe vs Profs. J. Cremona noe et
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge S Camilleri - 11/03/1982
Constitution of the Broadcasting Authority - Problem of Quorum - Proviso regarding Imbalances - Relations of Telemalta - Requisites of Impartiality.

120/82

Fenech Adami et noe vs Profs. J.J. Cremona noe et
Incidents Appeal - 23/04/1982
Filing a note of Appeal - Nullity of the Cross Appeal

23-04-1982

Fenech Adami et floe vs Ele. Bonello
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Harding - 14/05/1982
Challenge of Judge - No Discretion to Judge

486/82

Fenech Adami et noe vs Ele. Bonello
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Harding - 19/05/1982
Meaning of "Urgency" - A case of Impartiality

486/82

Fenech Adami et noe vs Profs. J.J. Cremona
Court of Appeal - 20/05/1982; (from First Hall 11-03-1982)
Appeal on Merits dismissed, Court to abide by terms of writ of summons, Lock of Overrun no justification from holding sitting.

20-05-1982

Fenech Adami et noe vs Ele. Bonello
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Harding - 21/06/1982
Impartiality and Foreign Broadcasts - Studio master - Non Adminstrability of Evidence of Studio Master in Sicily.

486/82

Fenech Adami et noe vs Ele. Bonello
Court of Appeal - 12/08/1982
Suspension of Judgement on Evidence pending final appeal (quoting Sir Adrian Dingli case)

486/82

Fenech Adami et noe vs Ele. Bonello
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge - 18/11/1982 (486/82 H)
Composition of Broadcasting Authority at time of writ of Simmons and at time if judgement - Judical Relationship between Political Parties and Telemalta.

Fenech Adami et floe vs Ele. Bonello
Court of Appeal - 17/12/1982
Appeal confirmed that, there existed relationship between the political parties and Telemalta - Authority did not lodge appeal.

1984

Dr. Louis Galea (PN) u Dr. V. Mifsud Bonnici f'ismu propju vs M. Mifsud Bonnici noe
10/10/1984
Collective Judgement annulled - Azzjoni f'isem il-Partit u f'isem il-Kandidat.

Fenech Adami et noe vs Cos. Montebello
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Filletti - 19/02/1985
Zbilanċ u mparzjalita' anki meta ma tkunx kostitwita l-Awtorita' - Rimedji wara ħafna snin - Pubblikazzjoni tas-Sentenza

1986

Carmelo Micallef vs Monataro Gauci noe et
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge - 25/03/1986
(842/84 Vol. 29)

842/84

Fenech Adami et noe vs M. Mifsud Bonnici noe et
Civil Court - Firsh Hall - Judge Filletti - 02/06/1986
(7A (Double) Vol. 48)

02-06-1986

P.L. Mario Mifsud Bonnici noe vs Minister of Health and the Avellino
Civil Court - First Hall - 30/07/1986

661-80 CS

Michael Vella vs Ele. Bonello noe
Digriet - Mandat ta' Inibizzjoni - September 1986 (Vol.65)

Fenech Adami et noe vs Cos. Montebello
Civil Court- First Hall - Judge Filletti - 19/11/1986 sine Die.

1989

Marie Louise Coleiro noe vs Dr. Micallef Stafrace
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Albert Manche -26/07/1989
M.L.P. Representation - Liberatories

Dr. Carmelo Mifsud Bonnic noe et vs John Sciluna (for Telemalta)
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Caruana Colombo - 30/08/1989

856/89

Dr. K. Mifsud Bonnici et noe vs John Scicluna noe
Civil Court - First Hall - 30/08/1989
Broadcasting Authority not indispensble for judgement

Marie Louise Coleiro per vs. Dr. Micallef Stafrace
Civil Court - First Hall - 14/11/1989 (626/89)

Marie Louise Coleiro pro it noe vs Avukat Dottor Joseph Micallef Stafrace noe et
26-07-1989 PA QC
Citazz. 667/89 AM

667/89 AM

1990

Dom. Mintoff (for Għaqda Samaritani) vs. John Scicluna and Manni Spiteri
Civil Court - First Hall - Judge Albert Manche - 27/03/1990
Ċitazzjoni - Forma Legali f'kawza ta' żbilanċ

525/89

Dr. Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici et noe vs. John Scicluna noe
Civil Court - First Hall - 15/10/1990
Registration of request of Witness - Integrity of Judgement - Broadcasting Authority

856/89

1992

Avukat Dr Kevin F. Dingli et noe vs Henry Hunt
22-01-1992

22-01-1992

1993

Dr. K. Mifsud Bonnici noe vs. J. Scicluna
26/04/1993

26-04-1993

1994

Joseph Grima it noe vs Joseph M. Pirotta et noe
16-06-1994 VDG QCPA
(No court reference number)

Joseph Grima vs PM et noe
21-12-1994 AJM
M. Inib. 2524/94

2524/94 AJM

1996

Joseph Grima – Grima Communications Ltd vs Dr Joseph Pirotta – BA
18-06-1996

497_95

Marin Hili vs Jimmy Magro – MLP & Dr Jospeh Pirotta – BA
04-10-1996

1247_95 AJM

Dr Wenzu Mintoff vs Chairman BA et
11-04-1996 QC PA
869/93 GCD

1997 Dr Eddie Fenech Adami (PN) vs Dr Joseph Pirotta (BA) & Prof. John J. Cremona (PBS)
01-07-1997 
1228_97
 
Dr Eddie Fenech Adami (PN) vs Dr Joseph Pirotta (BA) & Prof. John J. Cremona (PBS)
17-07-1997

1228_97 APP

Dr Eddie Fenech Adami (PN) vs Dr Joseph Pirotta (BA) & Prof. John J. Cremona (PBS)
17-07-1997

1228_97 GCD

 
Awtorita tax-Xandir - Public Broadcasting Services Ltd
27 t'Awissu 1997
Smigħ ta' Kawza b'Urġenza
27-08-1997
 
1999 Mons. Dun Joseph Vella Gauci  vs BA
17-11-1999 
 
Rainbow Productions Ltd (MLP) vs BA & Dr Eddie Fenech Adami (PN)
05-10-1999
Seduta in parte: qorti cahdet l-ewwel sezzjoni 1179/98/RCP

1179/98

Rainbow Productions Ltd vs BA
06-10-1999  Mandat ta’ Inibizzjoni
M. Inib. 1975/98 RCP
1975_98
 

Richard Cachia Caruana vs PBS & BA Chairman
17-12-1999 
QC PA 5270/99 CFS

5270_99

Richard Cachia Caruana vs Manuel Cushieri, Dr Mario Vella, Jimmy Magro, Alfred Mifsud & Chairman BA
17-12-1999 
Rikors 5271/99 CFS P.A. Q.C. 

5271_99

Mons. Dun Joseph Vella Gauci vs BA
17-11-1999 Qorti ta’ l-Appell

229_99

Grima Communications Ltd. vs BA
06-08-2001 Qorti ta’ l-Appell

338/99

Rainbow Productions Ltd & MLP vs BA
01-11-1999 PA QS
Rikors 4398/99 DS
4398_99
 
2000

Marin Hili vs Jimmy Magro (MLP) & Dr Joseph Pirotta (Chairman BA)
02-10-2000

1247_95
1260_95

2001

Grima Communications Ltd. vs BA
06-08-2001

338_99

BA vs Kunsill Lokali Siggiewi / Kunsill Lokali Haz-Zebbug
05-03-2001

1766_00 PS 

John Bundy & Clyde Puli vs BA
03-10-2001
P.A. Q.C. 2850/96 RCP

2850/96 RCP

2002

John Bundy & Clyde Puli vs BA
31-05-2002
Qorti ta’ l-Appell 2850/96

2850/96 L2

John Bundy & Clyde Puli vs BA
28-06-2002
Qorti Kostituzzjonali 2850/96

2850/96

Chairman tal-kumpanija PBS Ltd. & Chief Executive ta’ l-istess kumpanija PBS Ltd. Flimkien in rapprezentanza ta’ l-istess socjeta’ vs Awtorita’ tax-Xandir.
05-09-2002
P.A. Q.C. 711/02 JRM

711/02 JRM

Dr Alfred Sant bhala Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni u mexxej tal-Malta Labour Party vs Chairman Awtorita’ tax-Xandir u PBS Ltd.
05-09-2002
P.A. Q.C. 738/02 JRM

738/02 JRM

Dr Eddie Fenech Adami it vs Direttur tal-Wireless & Telegraphy Dept. it
04-07-2002 PA QC Sede Kost.
Rikors Kost. 658/1998 PV

658/1998

Moviment IVA Malta fl-Ewropa vs BA
03-12-2002 PA QC
1204/2002 GCD

1204/2002

PBS Ltd. vs BA
21-11-2002 PA QC
1692/00 JRM

1692/2000/1

2003

PN vs BA
15-11-2002
1127/2002 FV
711/ 02 qorti tal-Appell 15-01-2003
738/02 Qorti ta’ l-Appell 15-01-2003

711/2002/1

738/2002/1

Grima Communications Company Ltd. vs Mario & Rosette Tufigno.
11-02-2003 QC PA
1452/2002 JRM

1452/2002

PN vs BA
Qorti ta’ l-Appell 31-07-2003
1127/2002

1127/2002/1

2004

Pulizija vs OMISIS
Qorti tal-Magistrati bhala Qorti Istruttorja

06-12-2004

2005

PBS vs Broadcasting Authority
Qorti Civili Prim'Awla - 29 ta' April, 2005
961/2002

961/2002
   

Toni Zarb et al vs Broadcasting Authority
Qorti Civili Prim'Awla (Gurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali) tat 3 ta' Gunju 2005
754/2000/1

754/2000/1
  
2006

Toni Zarb et al vs Broadcasting Authority
Qorti Kostituzzjonali tat 3 ta' Novembru 2006
754/2000/1

03-11-2006
754/2000/1

  
2007

Doris sive Janet Bonnici vs Peppi Azzopardi, Where’s Everybody Ltd., PBS Ltd.
Seduta tas-26 ta' Ottubru 2007 QC PA
M. Inib. 1568/2007 AF

1568/2007/1

Smash Communications Ltd. vs Malta Communications Authority
22-11-2007 QC PA
733/2005 AL

733/2005

Dr Joseph M. Pirotta vs Joseph Grima pro it noe it.
30-11-2007 QC PA
96/1995

96/1995/1

2008

Mons Joe Vella Gauci vs Andrew Formosa et al
Qorti tal-Magistrati (Għawdex) Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri
Seduta tat-24 ta' Gunju 2008

24-06-2008
18/2007

Mons Joe Vella Gauci vs Andrew Formosa et al
Qorti tal-Magistrati (Għawdex) Ġurisdizzjoni Inferjuri
Seduta tat-12 ta' Settembru 2008

12-09-2008
18/2007

2009 Public Broadcasting Services Ltd vs Awtorità tax-Xandir
Qorti Civili Prim’Awla
Seduta tal-11 ta’ Mejju 2009
1692/2000/1
   
2012

Smash Communications Limited vs L-Awtorita` tax-Xandir
Qorti Civili Prim’Awla
Seduta tas-7 ta' Frar, 2012

481/2004