Court Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,602 of 12th March 2026

By means of a decree given by the Civil Court, First Hall, on the 10th October, 2025, in the records of the Sworn application number 839/2025MS, in the names: Godwin Montanaro et vs Deputy Curators, the following publication was ordered, in terms of Article 495A et sequitur of Cap. 16, for the purpose of service of the respondent.

By means of an application in the names: Godwin Montanaro (ID 979748M); Lawyer Dr Kenneth Paul Cutajar (ID 261263M) in his own name and on behalf of the absentees Herbert Micallef holder of the Canadian passport number 177072; Moira sive Mary Daley holder of the Candian passport number 396068, Dorothy Micallef holder of the Canadian passport number VH322650; Paul Gerrard Micallef, holder of the Canadian passport number AD591845; Edwin Victor holder of the Canadian passport number AT 840595; Inez Ann-Mariae Vaccaro holder of the Candian passport number HL134826; Monica Mary Micallef holder of the Canadian passport number G1861432; Marie Antionette Darmanin, holder of the Maltese passport number MLT 1231451, Margaret Rose Darmanin, holder of the Maltese passport number MT 030550, Raymond Paul Bonello, holder of the Maltese passport number HP 687509, Joseph Paul Bonello, (ID 702256M), Maria Bonnici (ID 455155M), Charles Bonello, (ID 20558M), Christopher Bonello (ID 218866 M, Lawrence Bonello (ID 228767M), Caroline Tonna Lowell (ID 474368M), Anthony Cutajar (ID 48268M), Kurt Cutajar (ID 478791M), Gordon Cutajar (ID 39971M), Sean Cutajar (ID 530189M), Marie Louise Saliba (ID 0362331M), Philip Wirth (ID 567630 M, Maria Dolores Abela (ID 598757M), Joseph Bonello (ID 551658M), Jacqueline Schembri (ID 397764M), Alexander Bonello (ID 510266M), Mark Anthony sive Marc Bonello (ID 743361M), Romina Levy née Bonello (ID 243470M), Doctor Frandis Lanfranco (ID 381250M), in his own name and on behalf of the absentees Maria Dolores Rohde (ID 431430M), Joseph Sammut (ID 206135M), Martin Grech (ID 111256M), in his own name and on behalf of Victor Grech, holder of the Maltese passport number MT159432, Victoria sive Monica Debono (ID 239067M) in his own name and on behalf of the absentee Alfred Grech holder of the Australian driving license number 23460900, Rita Schembri (ID 828851M), ) [and by decree of the 23rd February, 2026, are being legitimised as regards Rita Schembri in the name of the same applicant Carmel Schembri (ID 793646M)], Geraldine Ellul (ID 336568M), Vanessa Agius née Ellul (ID 524574M), Anna Camilleri née Ellul (ID 524474M), Mary Reed (ID 771050M), Lawrence Montebello (ID 20055M), Lourdes Degiorgio (ID 821348M), in her name of Josephine Rochford, holder of the Maltese passport number 1193157, Maria Carmela Anasatsi, holder of the Maltese passport number 1064637, Linda Florence Vella, holder of the UK passport number 556554827, [and by decree of the 23rd February, 2026, the acts are being transfused and legitimised by Linda Florence Vella for the absent Sharon Louise Vella Andrade (ID 821348 M) and Paul John Vella (ID 547420445) as represented by the actress odjene Lourdes Degiorgio (ID 821348 M)], Maria Sheila Astley Morton, holder of the Maltese passport number 1060438; Sista sive Sylvia Montebello née Mizzi (ID 31550 G), Maria Dolores Montebello née Cutajar (ID 749158M), Annalisa Fenech née Montebello (ID 477389M), Marco Montebello (ID 504876M); Antonia Althea Muscat (ID 45390M); Josephine Portelli née Muscat (ID 260072 M; Jo-Anne Borg (ID 462175M) in the name of Ġużeppa Borġ née Montebello (ID 883044M), Edgar Montanaro (ID 716746M), Angela Cassar (ID 725047M), William Montanaro (ID 95355M), Josette Casolani (ID 237446M), Alexander Montanaro (ID 606952M) in the names and on behalf of absentee Malcolm Montanaro (ID 503483M), Anthony Montanaro (ID 269787M), vs Deputy Curators to represent the unknown heirs of Angiolina Bonello; the unknown heirs of Marietta Treeby; the unknown heirs of Giuseppe Decelis; the inheritance of Carmen Camilleri; the absent Mavrick Simon Muscat (ID 415374M); the absent John, Louise and Michael Bonello children of Thomas Bonello [and by decree dated 10th October, 2025, Advocate De Victor Bugeja and legal Procurator Daniel Aquilina were nominated as Curator for all intents and purposes of law, filed in the Civil Court First Hall on 13th August, 2025, by means of a joint application in terms of Article 495A of Cap. 16, of Godwin Montanaro (ID 979748M) et respectfully pleads:

1. That the applicants are the owners, of an undivided share of 104281/150480, of the premises 12 previously 11, Triq Nestu Laiviera, previously Strada Salita della Piazza, Vittoriosa, which was acquired through inheritance and various transfers during time;

2. That the applicants do not want to remain in co-ownership with the other co-owners. That the property in question has been held in common for more than three years between them;

3. That by means of a preliminary agreement drawn up by Notary Michaela Fleri Soler on the 18th June, 2025, and the additional one of the 3rd July, 2025, the applicants bound themselves and bound themselves to sell these premises to Nicola Lanfranco née Bonello (ID 302091M) wife of Architect Michael Lanfranco (whose patrimonial rights are regulated by the institute of separation of property) and this by exercising the rights due to them in terms of Article 495A of Cap. 16 of the Laws of Malta, and this as indicated in the copies of the preliminary agreements hereby attached and marked as ‘document B1 and B2’ respectively;

4. That in the same preliminary agreement the applicants reserved the right to sell their undivided share of 104281/150480, as well as to enforce the sale of the remaining part of the same premises and thus do not remain in common with the other owners and this under the provisions of Article 495A of the Laws of Malta;

5. That from notarial searches it results that this property originally belonged to the nine children of the pharmacist Paolo Francica and the daughter of Enrico Francica (who was also the son of the said Paolo Francica and namely doctor Tommaso Francica, Antonio Francica, Sacerdote Don Gionvanni Francica, Lorenzo Francica, Alfredo Francica, Angiolina wife of Claudio Bonello née Francica, Elvira wife of Giuseppe Decelis née Francica, Rosina wife of Raffaele Bonello née Francica, Giorgina Francica and the said Maria daughter of Enrico Francica, all of whom were assigned this property by means of a deed of partition in the records of Notary Francesco Caruana Dingli of the 16th April, 1898, and this in equal shares between them as results from the document hereby attached and marked as ‘document C’;

6. That the said Maria Francica who subsequently married Assuero Farrugia transferred her share of 1/10 undivided share to a certain one, Francesco Cassar and this by means of a contract in the records of Notary Giovanni Vella of the 22nd April, 1931, copy here attached and marked as ‘document D’;

7. That the said Francesco Cassar had nominated as universal heir after his death his brother John Cassar who subsequently became the owner of the decimal (1/10) undivided share of the property de quo by means of a contract of partition in the records of Notary doctor Nicola said of the 28th June, 1958;

8. That John Cassar died on the 2nd April, 1975, without a will and was inherited according to law his children Antonia Montebello, Vincenza Grech and Carmela Vella brothers Cassar. The inheritance of John Cassar was duly denounced by means of notice number 2476 of the year 1975;

9. That the share of the defendant John and Lawrence Grech derives from their mother Vincenza Grech and thus their share is of 1/240 each;

10. That the share of the absent defendant Maverick Simon Muscat derives from the share above mentioned of Antonia Montebello which passed on to her six children including Emmanuela wife of Paul Muscat and this in equal shares between them;

11. That subsequently, the seventh part of the share of 1/30 originally held by Antonia Montebello devolved on the four children of Emmanuela Muscat née Montebello including the absent defendant Maverick Simon Muscat, who thus became owner of 1/720 undivided share;

12. That the share of the plaintiffs family Montanaro derives from the inheritance of Antonio Francica above mentioned;

13. That the share of the plaintiff Maria Dolores Rohde derives from the inheritance of Alfredo Francica above mentioned;

14. That the share of the plaintiffs family Bonello, so called ‘Paul Bonello and Joseph Bonello families’ which includes the shares of the defendants John, Louise and Michael Bonello and the inheritance of the relatives of Carmen Camilleri (who are all members of the family of Paul Bonello) derives from Tommaso Francica, SAC Don Giovanni Francica, Lorenzo Francia, Rosina Bonello and Giorgina Francica who devolved in the work of 147/440 to the heirs of Paul Bonello and awarded to the heirs of Joseph Bonello and 73/440;

15. That the absent defendants John, Michael and Louise Bonello inherited the share of one fourth each together with their brother, the applicant Raymond Paul Bonello of the share of their father Thomas Bonello who had one seventh share in the inheritance devolved on the Paul Bonello family (and namely 21/440 from the whole) and thus they have a share of 21/1760 each in the property merit of these procedures;

16. That the share of the inheritance of Carmen Camilleri derives from the share of the deceased Raphael Bonello who had a seventh part in the inheritance which devolved on Paul Bonello Family (and namely 21/440 from the whole) and this share passed on to his daughter Carmen Camilleri née Bonello after his death as his sole heir;

17. That the share of the unknown heirs of Marietta Treeby and the unknown heirs of Giuseppe Decelis derives from the inheritance of Elvira Decelis née Francica which originally had one decimal 1/10 part of the property in question;

18. That this share was eventually divided between her three living heirs and namely the said Giuseppe Decelis, Marietta Treeby and Emilia Sammut the mother of the applicant Joseph Sammut who became owners of 1/30 part of the property in question;

19. That in this regard a prospectus is being attached indicating the shares of the properties merit of this application and this according to the searches carried out by the same notary mentioned, which is being attached and marked as ‘document E’;

20. That the applicants declare that in terms of Article 495A (4) of Cap. 16 of the Laws of Malta, under oath that the heirs of the late Marietta Treeby, Giuseppe Decelis and Angiolina Bonello are unknown, and the co-owners have been trying to find and identify the said heirs for decades, but all this was useless, and in fact although this property has been rented for decades the said unknown heirs never collected any payments from the protected tenant, who no longer occupies the same premises. In addition, various contracts were made for the sale of other properties deriving from the same inheritance of the Francica family and in fact the same heirs of Angiolina Bonello, Giuseppe Decelis and Marietta Treeby were always left out and at that time, the co-owners always transferred only an undivided share of the properties sold;

21. That, the applicants declare also, that in terms of Article 495A(4) of Cap. 16 of the Laws of Malta, on oath, that whilst the said Carmen Camilleri died on the 11th February, 2022, and her five children renounced her inheritance and thus today her inheritance is vacant. That, as regards John, Louise and Michael Bonello (children of Thomas Bonello), Maverick Simon Muscat and John and Lawrence Grech, the applicants declare that the same were called upon and/or cannot be found;

22. That the price of sale is of €450,000 which in the circumstances is a fair, real price and according to the price of the property in the market. That the conditions of sale are normal and there is nothing in the sale which in any way may cause prejudice to the other unknown and/or uninterested owners;

23. That the applicants as majority owners, do not wish to remain in co-ownership with the unknown/uninterested owners and thus want this property to be sold according to the terms and conditions mentioned in the preliminary agreement of the 18th June, 2025, and the additional one of the 3rd July, 2025, document B1 and B2 annexed to this application;

24. That none of the co-owners commenced judicial action for the partition of the same premises – which in any case is not divisible in the shares hereby indicated;

25. That thus it is necessary that in terms of Article 495A of Cap. 16 of the Laws of Malta, once the parties have been in a state of co-ownership or a state of forced partition for more than three years and the co-owners in their entirety failed to agree on the sale of this property, and in case this Honourable Court is satisfied that the dissident or unknown co-owners will not be seriously prejudiced, authorise the sale as most co-owners wish taking into account the value of the shares held by each co-owner.

Therefore, the applicants are respectfully asking this Honourable Court saving any necessary and opportune declaration and for the reasons premised, to declare and decide the cause by;

1. Orders the sale of the premises 12 previously 11, Triq Nestu Laiviera, previously Strada Salita della Piazza, Vittoriosa, and this was the terms and conditions stipulated in the preliminary agreements of the 18th June, 2025, and the additional agreement of the 3rd July, 2025, document B1 and B2 annexed respectively, including the sale of the share of property of unknown and/or uninterested owners, as represented by deputy curators;

2. Order the Registrar of Courts to publish a copy of the application in the Government Gazette and in a daily local gazette;

3. Authorise and nominate Notary Michaela Fleri Soler and/or any other notary (if necessary) to publish the relative deed/of sale as well as any declaration causa mortis, all in the English language, and to forfeit from the price due to the parties any tax due by them both on the sale, as well as cause mortis if any and also the costs and fees due by the sellers in connection with the publication of the sale;

4. Appoints a day, time and place for the publication of the same public contracts or rather the transfer of premises 12 previously 11, Triq Nestu Laiviera, previously Strada Salita della Piazza, Vittoriosa, according to the terms and conditions agreed in the preliminary agreements of the 18th June, 2025, and the additional one of the 3rd July 2025 document B1 U B2 annexed to the original application;

5. Authorise Deputy Curators nominated to:

a) Appear and represent the unknown/uninterested owners in all the records of this cause;

b) Represent the same unknown/uninterested owners and bring forward on their behalf both on the respective acts of declaration causa mortis – all for his share – as well as on each respective act of transfer of the premises 12 previously 11, Triq Nestu Laiviera, previously Strada Salita della Piazza, Vittoriosa, at the overall price and under the conditions agreed in the preliminary agreements above mentioned;

c) Also represent any defaulters among all the parties, both on the deeds of declaration cause upon death and on the deed of transfer of the premises above mentioned for the respective share of each defaulter;

d) Receive from the author Nicola Lanfranco née Bonello the respective shares of each unknown/uninterested owner and of any possible defaulters among the owners parties to these proceedings from the sale price after deducting from their respective shares any tax due on SIA causa mortis and/or otherwise, and paid by them to the competent authorities and after deducting all those legitimate costs due, the remaining balance shall be deposited in the Registry of this Honourable Court in favour of those represented by them in their respective share;

e) Make all other subsequent and relative acts.

With costs and the respondents are summoned so that a reference to their evidence be made.

The application number 839/2025MS in the names mentioned above is postponed to the 24th April, 2026, at 10.30 a.m.

GABRIEL MANGION

For the Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals

ARB/C024/2025 – VARIATION OF A FREEZING ORDER

IT IS BEING NOTIFIED that by a decree dated 23rd December, 2025 given by the Criminal Court (the Hon. Judge Dr Neville Camilleri, LLD), in the case:

The Republic of Malta

Versus

SEAN ATTARD, security, 30 years, son of Dorianne Attard née Attard, born in Tal-Pietà, Malta, on the 14th April, 1994, and residing at 49, Block A, Flat 6, Triq l-Indipendenza, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Malta, and holder of a Maltese identity card bearing number 182394M.

CARLOS PACE;

YOUSEF ESSESI;

AND

CLEAVEN PACE;

The Court AUTHORISED that there is nothing preventing the vehicle belonging to a third party, as mentioned in the application filed by SEAN ATTARD on the 19th December, 2025, from being covered by an insurance policy while being driven by SEAN ATTARD, provided that the said vehicle remains subject to the effects of the Seizing and Freezing Order and to confiscation should it be used for criminal purposes.

This variation is being published in terms of Article 22A (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap. 101 of the Laws of Malta, following a freezing order which decree was given by the Court of Magistrates (Malta) as a Court of Criminal Inquiry (Magistrate Dr Leonard Caruana, LLD) on the 26th February, 2025, which was published in the Government Gazette on the 7th March, 2025, where the court ordered the attachment in the hands of third parties in general of all moneys and other movable or immovable property due or pertaining or belonging to SEAN ATTARD, CARLOS PACE, YOUSEF ESSESI and CLEAVEN PACE

MS EUNICE GRECH FIORINI

Director, Asset Recovery Bureau