Rikors Nru 525/19 – William Ambrogio et  vs Jon Kristjansson  
 
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QORTI CIVILI  
PRIM ’AWLA  
 
ONOR IM ĦALLEF  
DR FRANCESCO DEPASQU ALE  
LL.D. LL.M. (IMLI)   
 
 
Seduta ta’ nhar il-Ħamis   
wiehed  u għoxrin (2 1) ta’ Novem bru 2019  
 
 
Citazzjoni Nru 525/2019 FDP  
 
William Ambrogio (ID 475645M) b ħala mandatarju speċjali g ħan-nom u in 
rappre żentanza tas -soċjeta’ Ice Capital EHF  
 
Vs 
 
Jon Kristjansson  
 
 
Il-Qorti: - 
 
Rat ir -rikors ippre żentat mir -rikorrent William Ambrogio b ħala Mandatarju Spe ċjali tas -
soċjeta’ estera Ice  Capital EHF  fid-29 ta’ Mejju 2019, fejn talab is -segwenti:  
 
Illi dan huwa  rikors ai termini tal -Konvenzjoni ta' Lugano 2007, kif emendat u 
applikabbli f'Ma lta;  
 
Illi r-rikorrent ing ħata prokura spe ċjali datata 17  ta’ April  2019 ming ħand Omar 
Orn Bjarnborsson in rappre żentanza Ice  Capiti EHF , socjeta' irre ġistrata fl - 
indirizz se gwenti: Kringlan 4 -12 f’Rejkjavik, Iżlanda sa biex jidher f'isem u g ħan-
nom tas -soċjeta' Ice  Capital EHF  f'dawn il -proċeduri, kopja ta' liema prokura 
ġiet annessa u mmarkata b ħala Dok A . 
 
Illi permezz ta' sentenza tas - 27 ta' Ottubru 2016, mog ħtija mill- Qorti Suprema 
ta' l-Iżlanda, fl -ismijiet " Jon Kristjansson vs Ice  Capital EHF ", l-intimat ġie 
ddikjarat biex i ħallas lir -rikorrent is -somma ta' disg ħin miljun, tlett mija u 
ħmistax il -elf, mija u tnejn u g ħoxrin Krona I żlandiza (ISK  90,315,122), oltre  l-
imgħaxijiet legali tal -pagament effe ttiv u inoltre wkoll l-ispejjeż  ġudizzjarji 
ammontanti g ħal miljun u ħames mitt elf Krona I żlandiza (ISK  1,500,000) - u 

Rikors Nru 525/19 – William Ambrogio et  vs Jon Kristjansson  
 
  pagna  2 minn  4 dana skond kif jirri żulta mill -kopja awtentika tas -sentenza in kwistjoni fil -lingwa 
Iżlandiza ann essa u mmarkata b ħala Dok B, flimkien ma ’ traduzzjoni awtentika 
ta' din is -sentenza bil -lingwa Ingl iża mmarkata b ħala Dok C ; 
 
Illi fis-27 ta' Ottubru 2016, ir -rata tal -kambju bejn il -Krona I żlandiza u l -Ewro 
ġiet iffissata ghal 1 Ewro: 123.96 Krona I żlandiza,  bir-riżultat illi is -sorte dovut 
lis-soċjeta' esponenti skond is -sentenza ċitata jammonta g ħal sebg ħa mija u 
tmienja u g ħoxrin elf, ħames mija u tlieta u tmenin Ewro ( €728,583), oltre l -
imgħaxijiet legali tal -pagament effetiv u l -ispej jeż ġudizzjarji jamm ontaw g ħal 
tnax-il elf u mitt Ewro ( €12,100).  
 
Illi sal -ġurnata ta ’ llum l -intimat g ħadu ma ħallas xejn lis -soċjeta' esponenti mill - 
ammonti msemmijin hawn fuq, minkejja diversi interpellazzjonijiet da parti tas - 
soċjeta' esponenti ; 
 
Illi s-sentenza fuq ċitata hija e żegwibbli fl -Iżlanda;  
 
Illi l -esponent għandu interess illi jesegwixxi s -sentenza fuq ċitata kontra 1 - 
intimat illi huwa resident i ordinarjament Malta;  
 
Għaldaqstant u għar -raguniiet suspjegati, ir -rikorrent jitlob umilment lil dina l - 
Onorab bli Qorti jo għġobha:  
 
1. Tiddikjara e żegwibbli u konsegwentament tawtorizza l -ezekuzzjoni tas - 
sentenza fuq ċitata sabiex ir -rikorrent nomine ikun jista ’ jeżiġi l-ħlas kif dedotti 
fis-sentenza ċitata u bl -imgħaxijiet mis -27 ta' Ottubru 2016 sal -ġurnata tal -
pagament effettiv . 
 
2. Bl -ispejje żta' dina l -proċedura k ontra l -intimat li huwa minn issa stess in ġunt 
għas-subizzjoni.  
 
Salv kull provvediment ie ħor illi jog ħġobha tag ħti din l-Onorabbli Qorti.  
 
 
Rat illi fit -30 ta’ Mejju  2019 il -Qorti appuntat il -każ għas-smieg ħ għall-25 ta’ Ġunju 2019.  
 
Rat illi fi l-25 ta’ Ġunju 2019, il-Qorti awtorizzat lis -soċjeta’ rikorrenti tinnotifika lill -intimat  
wara il -ħiniijet legali u,  f’każ ta’ eżitu negattiv, bl -affissjoni u l -pubblikazzjoni.  
 
Rat illi fid -29 ta’ Lulju 2019,  saret l -affissjoni ġewwa l -indirizz ta’ l -intimat Flat 3, Krista 
Court, Triq l -Iskal, Marsascala, kif ukoll fl -Għassa tal -Pulizija ta’ Marsascala u l -Kunsill 
Lokali ta’ Marsaskala, (fol 15) . 
 
Rat illi fl -1 ta’ Otttubru 2019 saret i l-pubblikazzjoni fil -Gazzetta tal -Gvern (fol 16) u fl-10 ta’ 
Ottubru 2019 saret il-pubblikazzjoni fuq it -Times of Malta, paġna 11 (fol 18).  
 
Rat illi fil -11 ta’ Ottubru 2019, l -intimat, imsejja ħ diversi drabi, ma deherx , u għalhekk il -
kawża t ħalliet g ħas-sentenza.  
 
Rikors Nru 525/19 – William Ambrogio et  vs Jon Kristjansson  
 
  pagna  3 minn  4 Rat illi  skond il -“Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of 
judgments in civil and commercial matters” iffirmat ġewwa Lugano fit-30 ta’ Ottubru 
2007 u effettiv mill -1 ta’ Jannar tas -sena 2010 , l-Artik olu 2 jipprovdi illi:  
 
1.   Subject to the provisions of this Convention, persons domiciled in a State bound 
by this Convention shall, whatever their nationality, be sued in the courts of that 
State.  
 
Rat illi skond l -istess Konvenzjoni, l-Artikolu 33 jipprovdi illi:  
 
1.   A judg ement given in a Sta te bound by this Convention shall be recognised in 
the other States bound by this Convention without any special procedure being 
required.  
 
Rat illi, skond l -istess konvenzjoni, Artikolu 38 jipprovdi illi:  
 
1.   A judg ement given in a State bound by this Co nvention and enforceable in that 
State shall be enforced in another State bound by this Convention when, on the 
application of any interested party, it has been declared enforceable there.  
 
Rat illi, skond l -istess konvenzjoni, Artikolu 41 jipprovdi illi:  
 
The jud egment shall be declared enforceable immediately on completion of the 
formalities in Article  53 without any review under Articles  34 and 35. The party 
against whom enforcement is sought shall not at this stage of the proceedings be 
entitled to make any submissions on the application.  
 
Rat illi, skond Artikolu 53 ta’ tali Konvenzjoni,  
 
1.   A party seeking recognition or applying for a declaration of enforceability shall 
produce a copy of the judg ement which satisfies the conditions necessary to 
establ ish its authenticity.  
2.   A party applying for a declaration of enforceability shall also produce the 
certificate referred to in Article  54, without prejudice to Article  55. 
 
Rat illi r -rikorrent nomin e ippre żenta, flimkien mar -rikors promotur, kopja awte ntikata tas -
sentenza fl -ismijiet ‘ Jon Kris tjansson vs The bankrupt estate of Ice  Capital EHF ’ mogħtija 
fis-27 ta’ Ottubru 2016, fejn, fit -traduzzjoni awtentikata bl -Ingliz taghha, il-Qorti dde ċidiet 
hekk:  
 
The donation instrument embodied in the purchase agreement of 4 November 
between the prin cipal appellant, Jon Kristjansson and Ice  Capital EHF  on the 
purchase of the said company of 25,000,000 capital shares in BYR Savings Bank 
from the prin cipal appellant for ISK  90,315,122 is rescinded.  
 
The prin cipal a ppellant shall pay the counter -appellant, the bankrupt estate of Ice  
Capital EHF , ISK 90,315,122 with late payment interest according to paragraph 1, 
Article 6 of Act No 3 8/2001 on Interest and Price Compensation from 11 January 
2013 to the date of payment.  
Rikors Nru 525/19 – William Ambrogio et  vs Jon Kristjansson  
 
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The Principal appellant shall pay the counter -appellant a total of ISK 1,500,000 in  
legal costs before the District Court and the Supreme Court.  
 
 
Rat illi l -Qorti ta’ Reykjavik, ġewwa l -Iżlanda, ħarġet Ċertifikat a tenur tal -Artikoli 54 u 58 
tal-Konvenzj oni, liema Ċertifikat in ħareġ fit-8 ta’ Novembru 2018.  
 
Rat illi jirri żulta illi l -intim at huwa domi ċiljat ġewwa Malta,  u dana skond affidavit ta’ 
William Ambrogio , fejn jidher illi l -intimat għandu Karta tal -Identita’ Maltija Nru 
153970A . 
 
 
Deċiżjoni finali  
 
Il-Qorti,  
 
Wara li kkunsidrat dana kollu,  
 
Tiddikjara  eżegwibbli u kon segwentament tawtorizza l -eżekuzzjoni tas -sentenza 
mogħtija fis-27 ta' Ottubru 2016, mill -Qorti Suprema ta' l-Iżlanda, fl -ismijiet " Jon 
Kristjansson vs Ice  Capital EHF  fuq ċitata. 
 
Spejje ż tal-proċeduri odjerni ikunu a kariku ta’ l -intimat.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Francesco Depasquale LL.D. LL.M. (IMLI)   
Imħallef 
 
 
 
 
Rita Sciberras  
Deputat Re ġistratur