Merchant Shipping Directorate issues Non-Convention Vessel Code
Merchant Shipping Directorate issues Non-Convention Vessel Code.
Employee Share Schemes
Employee Share Schemes. Employee share schemes have not been as widely used in Malta as they have in some of our European neighbours. However, in general, companies use employee share schemes to attract, retain and reward talent by offering their employees a share in the success they help to create in the company. They provide …
EU Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Geo-Blocking
The EU has adopted a new Regulation prohibiting unjustified geo-blocking, effective from 3 December 2018.
Update to the Circular addressed to Credit Institutions on the imposition of negative interest rates
News Update: Update to the Circular addressed to Credit Institutions on the imposition of negative interest rates on euro denominated deposits
Commission Seeks Feedback on Commitments Offered by Visa and Mastercard.
Commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard on interchange fees being scrutinised by the European Commission.
Government Surveillance – Watchful Protector or Immoral Spy?
European Court of Human Rights finds that UK government breached the right to privacy of virtually all UK citizens due to government mass surveillance systems which intercepted tremendous amounts of data via citizens’ communications.
Extension for Reduced Rate of Stamp Duty on the Transfer of a Family Business
Extension on the reduced rate of duty for family business transfers.
The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali
The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali on the Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Other Related Legislation
Utmost Good Faith in Insurance Contracts
The principle of utmost good faith in insurance contracts applies not only at the moment of conclusion of the contract but also throughout the course of the performance of such contract.
Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Industry
European Commission issues a proposal for a Directive on unfair trading practices to tackle power imbalances in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain.