Two magistrates are involved in business activities in a personal capacity, breaching the code of ethics, research conducted by the Times of Malta shows. Though most of the serving members of the judiciary observe the code of ethics in both letter and spirit and relinquished all directorships and shareholdings in commercial entities upon their appointment, the exercise done by this newspaper indicates that two magistrates still occupy posts that appear to be in conflict with their public duties. Magistrates Joanna Vella Cuschieri and Aaron Bugeja are registered as company secretaries of commercial entities. Dr Vella Cuschieri, a former Labour election candidate elevated to the Bench in 2014, is board secretary of Emaco International Limited, with offices in Valletta. She was appointed company secretary in 2007. Dr Bugeja, who used to work in the Attorney General's office prior to his appointment as magistrate in June 2013, is company secretary of S & J (Euroasia Link) Limited, registered in 2004, and he is one of three legal representatives of Tubeline Limited, which has offices in Luqa. Contacted by the Times of Malta, both Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri and Justice Minister...
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