Attorney General and State Advocate in Malta - Implementation of action plan on offices re-organisation

This Project aims to contribute to Malta’s efforts to implement justice reforms, support the operational independency of the Offices of the Attorney General and the State Advocate, strengthen their capacities and effectiveness of their operations. This will be achieved through the establishment of operational processes, measurements, continuous training and ICT integration. The Project will also contribute to the improvement of public trust, accountability and transparency of the institutions through supporting the development and implementation of respective communication strategies.

Main objectives

The project’s objectives are to support the development of the two offices by:

Ensuring their full operational independency
Improving public trust
Improving their accountability and transparency.

Expected outcomes and results

Adoption of internal strategies and introduction of new tools for the institutional and -administrative reorganisation of the two Offices.
Adoption of communication strategies for the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate aiming at improving public trust and transparency.
Improved capacity of the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate to provide continuous professional development to their officers.
A new IT system supporting the operations of the Offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate is designed and approved.

key activities

Recommendations and support on internal policies, case weighting methodologies, efficiency indicators for the offices and performance management tools
Recommendations on drafting, administration and analysis of surveys to measure public trust
Communication and public relations strategy with action plan
Recommendations on institutional set up on training including focus group discussions and workshops
Training programs on legal topics and soft skills
Training of Trainers on selected topics
Guidelines on the design/development/integration of the requisite IT tools/infrastructure to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the procedures and operation

Key beneficiaries and stakeholders

Office of the State Advocate
Office of the Attorney General
Ministry of Justice

Project information

Duration: 24 months (31 October 2023 – 31 October 2025)
Country: Malta
Funding: “This project is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.”

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Lawyers of the State Advocate enhance trial advocacy and litigation skills

The advocacy skills of the staff of the Office of the State Advocate (OSA) were further strengthened through a training programme on trial advocacy and litigation skills which took place on 28-29 July 2025. The topic was identified as one of the key priorities by the OSA lawyers in several training needs assessments.

The training attended by 27 lawyers was delivered jointly by two senior judges from England and Malta with the focus on hallmarks of good advocacy, key elements of a good opening speech, cross-examination of witnesses and final oral submissions.

This activity is part of the project’s support to expand professional development opportunities for the staff of the OSA.

The EU-CoE Joint Project “Attorney General and State Advocate in Malta - Implementation of action plan of offices re-organisation” is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.