• 2026 Questionnaire for Applicants Seeking Admittance to exercise the Profession of Legal Procurators in Malta

  • Prior to compiling the questionnaire, you are kindly requested to read through the Guidelines on the 'Fit and Proper' Requirements for Legal Procurators.

  • COMMITTEE FOR ADVOCATES AND LEGAL PROCURATORS (“COMMITTEE”)

     

    This questionnaire is to be completed by persons wishing to be considered to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.

     

    ALL PERSONS WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMITTANCE TO EXERCISE THE PROFESSION OF LEGAL PROCURATOR IN MALTA ARE TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE TOGETHER WITH ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS IF NECESSARY AND TO SUBMIT THE WHOLE APPLICATION BUNDLE TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.


    IMPORTANT:

    The application process and required documentation were approved in June 2023.

    All persons seeking to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta MUST submit their application using this Questionnaire (the January 2026 Questionnaire) and the Authorisation and Consent Form pursuant to the new application process. 

     

    Please DO NOT provide letters of reference or a separate curriculum vitae.

     

    For your convenience, until the COMMITTEE develops its own website, it has made available on the website of the Department of Justice (www.justice.gov.mt) and the website of the Chamber of Advocates (www.avukati.org), the necessary forms as well as guidance to assist you in submitting your application. Before completing and returning these forms, you should familiarize yourself with all the sections in the Guide.

     

    NOTE: Application Packages will be reviewed by the COMMITTEE in order of receipt. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that his or her Application Package is complete and that all materials have been successfully delivered to the COMMITTEE. Incomplete Application Packages may not be considered by the COMMITTEE. Failure to make full and accurate disclosure during your application may in itself be treated by the COMMITTEE as evidence of your unsuitability for admittance to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.


     
    Any inquiries for additional information and the final and complete Application Bundle should be addressed to:

     

    The Secretary,

    Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators

    The Law Courts

    Republic Street

    Valletta - MALTA

    Tel:  25902217

     

    All information collected by the COMMITTEE as part of the application process including the January 2026 Questionnaire and the Authorisation and Consent Form together with supporting documentation of attachments as required (the “Application Bundle”) is collected by the COMMITTEE for the purpose of conducting its evaluation of an applicant and whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to be admitted to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta.

     

    WHERE IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE:

    (A)  A SPACE IS PROVIDED TO INSERT INFORMATION, INFORMATION OUGHT TO BE INSERTED IN THAT SPACE;

    (B)   THE REPLY TO A QUESTION IS LIMITED BY NUMBER OF WORDS, APPLICANTS SHOULD RESTRICT THEMSELVES TO SUCH LIMIT;

    (C)     ALL QUESTIONS MARKED BY A RED ASTERIX (*) ARE COMPULSORY QUESTIONS. YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE APPLICATION UNLESS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS;

    (D)      'NOT APPLICABLE', 'NAP' OR 'NA' RESPONSES ARE NOT DEEMED ACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED.

     

    REMEMBER YOUR CONTINUING DUTY, THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS BEING CONSIDERED, TO INFORM THE COMMITTEE OF ALL RELEVANT MATTERS THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUR APPLICATION WHEN CONSIDERED AGAINST THE RELEVANT GUIDANCE.

     

  • PART A: PERSONAL INFORMATION

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  • PART B: EDUCATION

  • PART C: PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

  • 1. Legal Work Experience

  • 2. Non-Legal Work Experience

  • 3. Involvement in the Community

  • 4. Motivation statement

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  • PART D: Good Character - Suitability and Integrity

  • 1. Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action of any sort?*
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  • 2. Are you aware of any current outstanding complaints/ disciplinary action against you?*
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  • 3. Have you ever been found guilty of a criminal offence, an infringement or an administrative offence by a court or tribunal or other adjudicating authority, in Malta or elsewhere? You need not include any minor administrative offence, unless it has been repeated several times or may have a bearing on your honesty or integrity or on your respect for the law. For the purposes of this question, an administrative offence is to be taken to mean an offence punishable by any measures under and in accordance with any enactment other than by way of criminal proceedings.*
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  • 4. Are you currently involved in any litigation whether as claimant or defendant? Are you aware of any potential claim against you that may end up in litigation? If the litigation or claim may impinge on your honesty or integrity or cause you financial difficulties (as defined later), then you must disclose it. You are to list any such claims of which you have been placed on notice through correspondence. List down any litigation or claims even if you are part of a group or entity that was involved.*
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  • 5. Are you currently in financial difficulties or have you ever been in financial difficulties over the past 5 years? The term financial difficulties for the purpose of this Questionnaire shall mean any difficulty in not being able to pay debts as and when they fall due. Explanatory Note: This question seeks to identify applicants who have been subject to financial difficulties where harm has been caused to creditors; where the harm could or should have been foreseen; and where no honest attempts to repay have been made. The Committee will be all the more concerned about situations in which financial difficulties are compounded by dishonest conduct.*
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  • 6. Are you currently in arrears with any taxes, duties or other levies due to the Government of Malta or currently subject to any pending tax investigation of which you are aware?*
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  • 7. Are you in default of any court-ordered or approved obligation?*
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  • 8. Are you aware of any fact or circumstance in the past 10 years which could reflect adversely on you or the profession of Legal Procurator?*
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  • 9. Have you ever been dismissed from employment or from a fiduciary position?*
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  • 10. Have you ever had an application with a licensing or regulatory authority in connection with a regulated activity rejected? Or have you ever applied and then withdrawn such an application? This refers to a personal application to a licensing or regulatory authority where your personal fitness and properness for a particular role is assessed.*
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  • 11. Have you ever been a director of a company that was declared insolvent or of any business that was declared bankrupt?*
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  • 12. Are you or have you been in the past a member of or associated with (i) a secret or secretive society, organization or group or (ii) any society, organization or group membership of which imposes duties of loyalty or fraternity which could give rise to a conflict between your duties and ethical obligations as a Legal Procurator and your duties to the society, organization, group or to any one or more its members.*
  • 13. Is there any other information which is not covered in any of the questions in 1-12 of this Part D, which having read and understood the Guidelines on Fit and Proper Requirement, you consider ought to be accurately and fully disclosed to the COMMITTEE in considering your application for admittance to exercise as a Legal Procurator in Malta? If YES kindly provide the information below.*
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  • PART E: Health and Other Issues

  • The work of a Legal Procurator can be stressful. Applicants must be in sufficiently good health to properly undertake the tasks expected of them and to safeguard their mental and emotional well-being. Please answer the questions below. If any of your answers is in the affirmative, please set out an explanation in the space provided below. If any information is irrelevant it may be omitted, but the onus remains on you to submit all relevant information in accordance with the Guidelines. You are reminded that you should err on the side of the provision of more rather than less information. If you are in any doubt, you may wish to contact the Committee to discuss the matter.

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  • Declaration

  • I solemnly declare that I have completed this questionnaire to the best of my knowledge and belief and that all information contained herein is true and correct in all material respects; that I have not omitted to provide any information which I am aware of and which could have a material effect on the outcome of my assessment for admittance to exercise the profession of Legal Procurator in Malta. I understand that it is my complete responsibility to ensure the truthfulness and accuracy of the information contained in this document and that it is likewise my full responsibility to provide, and not to omit, any information to the COMMITTEE which can have a negative bearing on the outcome of my application. I further certify that all information set out in documents attached to this questionnaire are true and correct in all material respects. I acknowledge and agree that in the event that any declaration made herein is found to be misleading I shall be liable to disciplinary action.

     

    I further understand and acknowledge that there may be further checks that the COMMITTEE may wish to complete in connection with my application, and I hereby consent to the COMMITTEE undertaking and conducting such checks.

     

    By signing below I understand that the Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators will automatically refer any suspected breach of this agreement to the competent authorities or other relevant regulatory body to consider as a potential breach of my professional obligations, or as misconduct, and this could result in disciplinary action by my regulator. I acknowledge and accept that any evidence that a candidate has breached this agreement might result in disqualification from this and future exercises.

  • Thank you for completing the 2023 Questionnaire. Prior to submitting your replies, you will be given the chance to review your answers. Kindly press Review & Submit. You will receive an acknowledgement (Thank You screen) once you finish the whole process.

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