Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano is in Leipzig, Germany, attending the annual general assembly of the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union and the 20th Colloquium organised by this association.
Malta is represented on the association by the Court of Appeal as the highest court in Malta in administrative law matters.
Among the topics for discussion during the assembly is the extension of the association's Information Network on European Community Law.
During the absence of the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Joseph David Camilleri will be Acting Chief Justice.