Lexology Panoramic – Restructuring and Insolvency guide 2025
Ganado Advocates has contributed to the Malta chapter in the 2025 edition of Lexology Panoramic – Restructuring and Insolvency guide.
Lexology Panoramic – Financial Services Compliance 2025
Ganado Advocates has contributed to the Malta chapter in the 2025 edition of Lexology Panoramic: Financial Services Compliance.
Renewable Energy in Malta 2025
Ganado Advocates has contributed to the Malta Chapter of the 4th edition of the Legal 500 Renewable Energy Comparative Guide.
Acceleration Clauses in Personal Loan Agreements in the context of the Unfair Terms Directive
The general provisions found under Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (the “Unfair Terms Directive”), which is aimed at safeguarding consumer rights in contracts with suppliers, have often been analysed and supplemented by judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) over the years. Particularly in …
Key amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention: Strengthening protections for seafarers
The most recent amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) of 2006, represent a significant step in strengthening the rights and welfare of seafarers. These changes, adopted at international level during the 110th session of the International Labour Conference have been transposed into Maltese law through Legal Notice 26 of 2025 and published by Transport …
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Artificial Intelligence 2025
Ganado Advocates is the author of the Malta chapter in the Chambers Global Practice Guide 2025 on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ESMA publishes final reports on amendments to the Prospectus Regulation and Civil Prospectus Liability
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today released its final reports on the Prospectus Regulation and on civil prospectus liability. The reports set out recommendations designed to support capital markets activity by streamlining regulatory requirements.
Cross-Border Wars: CJEU clarifies jurisdiction rules in BSH v. Electrolux
On 25 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a pivotal ruling in BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB (Case C-339/22), addressing jurisdictional issues in cross-border patent litigation. The Court held that a Member State court retains jurisdiction to hear an infringement action under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (“Brussels …
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ID-DRITT XXXV – Clean titles & cross-border conflicts: Resolving the international effects of judicial sales of ships
Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, ships are identified as key industry players by virtue of their day-to-day cross-border voyages making them one of the most essential and volatile economic units. The invaluable nature of shipping must not be underestimated, especially considering that it transports about 90% of global trade whilst simultaneously being the …
MFSA amendments to FIR/02 and FIR/03: Participation in payment systems and DORA alignment
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has revised Chapter 2 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (“FIR/02”) and Chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (“FIR/03”) to reflect recent regulatory developments at European level. These updates, which were published on 28 May 2025 pursuant to an MFSA circular, are intended to: