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MATTHEW AGIUS A Marsascala hotel has filed judicial proceedings against Turkish construction company TACA over an unpaid €250,000 bill for lodging and food that it provided for its workers. TACA is one of a number of international construction companies that submitted a bid for the redevelopment of the Fortina Hotel in Sliema and the DB Group's City Centre pro- ject on the former ITS site in St Julian's. Earlier last year, the company hit the headlines for allegedly accommodating their Turkish workers in prefabricated build- ings constructed in a repur- posed quarry. Since then, they moved their workforce accom- modation to the Cerviola Hotel in Marsascala. Last month MaltaToday re- ported that a group of 80 Turk- ish workers had not been paid by TACA for over five months. A few weeks after reportedly failing to pay its workers, TA- CA was hit with a lawsuit by Cerviola Hotel Limited after allegedly also failing to pay for food and accommodation. In a sworn application be- fore the First Hall of the Civil Court, Cerviola's Managing Director Alexio Borg, claimed that after failing to settle some 22 unpaid invoices, TACA In- saat Ve Ticaret A.S. was a debt- or to Cerviola to the tune of €250,289 besides legal interest. The sum represented lodging, food, transport and related ser- vices provided by the hotel. Borg said that Cerviola had sent a statement of dues to TA- CA which the Turkish com- pany had accepted and agreed was due. But TACA had failed to settle the bill, despite several requests for payment being sent to it. TACA had explained that it had found itself in difficulties with its clients, Borg said. "I had made several requests for payment of the amounts due, even through a lawyer, but despite TACA not contesting this sum as being due, it did not pay," Borg's sworn declaration reads. Claiming the debt is certain, liquid and due, and that there was no defence to the action, the plaintiff asked the court to decide the case summarily. Lawyers Pawlu Lia and Phyllis Aquilina signed the application. magius@mediatoday.com.mt 13 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 19 JULY 2020 NEWS COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 04 th August, 2020 10:30am 20/17 - EM HSBC Bank Malta plc (C3177) vs Small Properties Limited (C29977) Appartment without name and official number marked number 1 found on the left side on the first floor of a Block unofficially named Cottonera Flats. The Block overlays a common entrance in a Block of six apartments and a penthouse in Triq Wigi Rosato, Bormla. The property is free and unencumbered and includes one sixth (1/6) of the undivided shares of the roof and common washroom excluding the penthouse, and also one seventh (1/7) of the common parts that include an entrance, stairs to the roof, the lift, the lift shaft and the drainage system. This property is subject to enjoyment from internal servitudes due to its relative position. The block of apartments and the apartment side to the west with Triq Wigi Rosato, East to Triq il-Kunċizzjoni and South with third party property or any other correct boundaries. The property is valued €150,000. Appartment without name and official number marked number 2 found on the right side on the first floor of a Block unofficially named Cottonera Flats. The Block overlays a common entrance in a Block of six apartments and a penthouse in Triq Wigi Rosato, Bormla. The property is free and unencumbered and includes one sixth (1/6) of the undivided shares of the roof and common washroom excluding the penthouse, and also one seventh (1/7) of the commom parts that include an entrance, stairs to the roof, the lift, the lift shaft and the drainage system. This property is subject to enjoyment from internal servitudes due to its relative position. The block of apartments and the apartment side to the west with Triq Wigi Rosato, East to Triq il-Kunċizzjoni and South with third party property or any other correct boundaries. The property is valued €130,000. 04 th August, 2020 11:00am 11/19 - AZ Galea Leanne (ID79176M) vs Camilleri Alfred (ID 81876M) et Apartment numbered 1 forming part of a block named "Mon Cheri", without number, in Triq L. Zamenhoff, Msida, situated on the first floor level, with common block access that abuts on the street and is the sole apartment in this floor, overlying and underlying third parties property, including half undivided share of the common parts of the said block and the whole property of the washroom number 1 on the roof of the said block, bounded on the North and West by the said roof, and to the west by washroom number 2 property of John Agius or his successors in title. The apartment is subject to annual and perpetual ground rent of Lm15 equivalent to €34.95, as described and subject to all the conditions mentioned in the indicated as property V and it is exempt for any ground rent and or any burdens and is situated in an Outside Development Zone. W) Portion of agricultural land currently being worked by John Gauci known as "Tal-Mansab" measures approximately of 472.66m 2 , accessible from the main gate situated in Triq San Ġakbu, bounded on west northwest, east and southwest by property herein described - indicated as property W, the land together with other lands enjoys reservoirs and water springs and it is exempt for any ground rent and or any burdens and is situated in an Outside Development Zone. X) Portion of agricultural land currently being worked by John Gauci known as "Tal-Larinġ" measures approximately of 270.36m 2 , accessible from the main gate situated in Triq San Ġakbu, bounded on west by property of the heirs of Carmelo Scicluna, east northeast and west by property herein described - indicated as property X. The land together with other lands enjoys reservoirs and water springs and it is exempt for any ground rent and or any burdens and is situated in an Outside Development Zone. Y) Portion of agricultural land currently being worked by John Gauci known as "Ir-Roqa t'isfel" measures approximately of 853.13m 2 , accessible from the main gate situated in Triq San Ġakbu, and leads to a lane through a passage on the righthand side leading to property C. One should walk from property C as well further up from properties M, I, E,T and N to reach the said land. This land bounded on the northeast by property located in the same territory, northwest by Baron Testaferrata Moroni Viani or his successors in title and west by Carmelo Scicluna or his successors in title – indicated as property Y. The land together with other lands enjoys reservoirs and water springs and it is exempt for any ground rent and or any burdens and is situated in an Outside Development Zone. Z) Room that is accessible form a common pathway consisting in a room presently adjoined by rooms G, H, O, P and U together forming one property measuring approximately 40m² accessible from a main gate in Triq San Gakbu bounded on the north by the heirs of Carmleo Scicluna, southwest and southeast by property herein described - indicated as Ż and it is exempt for any ground rent and or any burdens which the said property is subject to and is situated in an Outside Development Zone. All the above properties indicated from A to Z valued at €13,000,000. Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Gaetana Aquilina For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals airspace valued at €725,000. 11 th August, 2020 10:30am 14/17 – EGL Debono Edward Av Dr (ID592758M) noe vs Hili Paul (ID501758M) et Villa named 'Is-Sienja' formely named "Casa Sant Manduca" without official number in Triq Ras il-Wardija formerly known as Triq San Gorg in Wardija, limits of San Pawl il- Baħar together with the adjacent lands which form an integral part of it with approxiamate measurement of 15,800 sqm. The said villa and the adjacent lands are bounded by North with the said street and on the South and West by property of John Dei Conti Sant Manduca or his successors in title, which property is free and unencumbered, with all its rights and enjoyments, valued at €13,600,000. 11 th August, 2020 11:00am 23/18 – JGL Debono Edward Av Dr (ID592758M) noe vs Borg Jean Pierre sive Jean (ID 473467M) A) Cave measuring approximately 29.41m 2 , accessible from a common pathway leading in Triq San Gakbu and bounded to the west southwest by the common pathway, to the northwest by property herein described - indicated as property A in the architect report and the attached photos, exempt from any ground rents and any other burdens B) Portion of agriculture land, currently being worked by John Gauci, known as "Tal-Laring", measuring approximately 774.28m², accessible from a main gate situated in Triq San Gakbu, bounded on the south and in part also on the west by property of Carmelo Scicluna or his successors in title, in part on the west with a common path, and on the east by property herein described - indicated as property B. This land along with other lands, enjoys reservoirs and water springs and it is exempt from any burdens as well as ground rents which the said property is subject to and is situated in Outside Development Zone, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and appurtenances. C) Portion of agriculture land as subjected to a right of pathway and of water canals, which currently is being worked by John Gauci, measuring approximately 958.99m², together with a water reservoir approximately length of 9.87m accessible from a main gate situated in Triq San Gakbu, bounded on the west by property of Carmelo Scicluna or his successors in title, east by a common path, north by property herein described and indicated as property C. This land along with other land, enjoys water reservoirs and water springs and it is exempt from any burdens as well as ground rents which the said property is subject to and is situated in Outside Development Zone, free and unencumbered, with all its rights and appurtenances. D) Portion of agriculture land which currently is being worked by John Gauci, known as "Iz-Zebbug ta' Fuq", measuring approximately 767.33m², accessible from a main gate situated in Triq San Gakbu, bounded by the east with Triq San Gakbu, south by property herein described and west by property of family Bugeja, at times also referred to as bounded by west by a sies and indicated as property D. This land along with other land, enjoys water reservoirs and water springs and is exempt from any burdens as well as ground rents which the said property is subject to and is situated in an Outside Development Zone, free and unencumbered, that SRHR are protected and respected. States' human rights obligations should not be obliterated in times of cri- sis. "Yet Malta's government has made no attempt to ad- dress and reform the coun- try's draconian abortion laws, or in any way facili- tate access to abortion care abroad during this pandem- ic. Instead, pregnant people are criminalised for access- ing care that should be pro- vided locally… "We cannot wait for the pandemic to be over before focusing on SRHR. Abor- tion is time-sensitive, es- sential healthcare, and must be prioritised during COV- ID-19. We should not wait for a tragedy before enacting change." Malta remains the only EU and Commonwealth coun- try with a total legal ban on abortion, despite its progres- sive steps to legislate divorce and introduce emergency contraception and same-sex marriage. Both main politi- cal parties have publicly af- firmed their opposition to abortion. Estimates suggest that over 500 women in Malta access abortions each year, many travelling to countries ac- cording to their financial means and mobility. The other safe, though illegal way to access abortion from Malta is through the online purchase of medical abortion pills mifepristone and miso- prostol, from reputable or- ganisations such as Women Help Women and Women on Web. But the establishment of a pro-choice movement in 2019, together with pro- choice medical profession- als, led to an increase in abortion talk in the public sphere. "Despite this shift in public discourse, abortion remains highly stigmatised in Malta's pro-natalist society," Caru- ana-Finkel wrote. "Misin- formation is spread through various channels: social me- dia, traditional media, school education, and religious in- stitutions. Criminalisation has led to a chilling effect in those seeking abortions and in healthcare professionals." Caruana-Finkel also said that due to the fear of po- tential legal repercussions, women may delay seeking medical attention in ra- re events of post-abortion complications, while many healthcare professionals in Malta are reluctant to pro- vide information about abor- tion, even though it is legal to do so. "Most abortion experiences remain shrouded in secrecy and silence," Caruana-Finkel said, adding that having to travel abroad for healthcare is "inhumane" and discrim- inates against individuals who are unable to do so. Abortion Support Network is now providing financial as- sistance to Maltese residents, but there are other barriers. "A pregnant teenager, a sin- gle mother without access to childcare, a woman living with an abusive partner, an individual with disability, and an asylum seeker lack- ing travel documentation all face additional obstacles. Unfortunately, there are also anti-abortion organisations targeting women with mis- information and deception to prevent abortion access," Caruana-Finkel said. Liza Caruana-Finkel "Another woman was unable to purchase her usual contraception and was raped by her abusive partner, which resulted in an unwanted pregnancy." Hotel sues Turkish construction company TACA over unpaid €250,000 tab