A dispute concerning the remuneration of Toni Abela has brought renewed scrutiny to compensation practices within Malta’s public institutions. The retired judge and former deputy leader of the Labour Party is currently engaged in discussions over the financial terms attached to his appointment as Standards Commissioner for the judiciary, a role that is publicly funded yet remains opaque in terms of contractual disclosure....
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NEWS Malta
February 5, 2026
Government contract for judiciary watchdog remains undisclosed
A newly awarded government contract linked to the Office of the Standards Commissioner for the Judiciary has become the subject of growing public scrutiny after authorities declined to disclose the...
NEWS Malta
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Calls grow to equalise magistrate and judge roles in Malta
Calls to remove the long-standing distinction between magistrates and judges in Malta have intensified, with former justice minister Edward Zammit Lewis, Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, and retired judge Toni Abela...
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Judge awards €321k to ex-police inspector David Gatt
In one of his concluding rulings before retirement, Judge Toni Abela ordered that former police inspector and current lawyer David Gatt be compensated with €321,021, plus interest, for the harm...
NEWS Malta
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Retirement of judges exposes Malta’s reform delays
Two senior members of Malta’s judiciary—Justice Toni Abela and Justice Anna Felice—are stepping down from the bench this week, coinciding with an unexecuted judicial reform that had aimed to raise...