Cases of a Criminal Nature have to be Heard by a Court at Every Stage of the Proceedings
Cases of a criminal nature, including cases where an administrative penalty which has a deterrent or punitive effect is imposed, should be heard by a court at every stage of the proceedings.
MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry
MFSA issues consultation with the financial services industry regarding VFA Regulations to be issued under the VFA Act.
The Uniformity of ‘Energy Labels’ under EU Law
The Uniformity of Energy Labels on Electric Products.
Unconventional Trademarks Post-KitKat:
Nestle’s ongoing campaign to secure trademark protection over the shape of their famous four-fingered KitKat bar suffered a major blow last July after their loss at the EU Court of Justice to American confectionary giant Mondelez International in the ultimate clash of the confectionary titans. But does Nestle’s loss really signal the end of the …
Amendments to Housing (Decontrol) Ordinance (Chapter 158 of the Laws of Malta)
Amendments to Chapter 158 were introduced by Act No. XXVII of 2018. The amendments affect the leases created by virtue of a previous title of emphyteusis or sub-emphyteusis which commenced before the 1st June 1995 through the application of article 5, 12, or 12A of Chapter 158.
The MFSA publishes Financial Instrument Test
Step aside Howey Test, here comes the Financial Instrument Test!
Malta Approves Crypto Acts and Creates A Regulated Framework for ICOs and Exchanges
Malta publishes legislation regulating ICOs.
DLT Exchanges Under the Newly Enacted VFA Act
Malta approves legislation regulating crypto exchanges.
Ico Imposes Eur224,000 Fine For ‘bcc’/’cc’/’to’ Blunder
In imposing the significant fine as a result of the data breach, the UK’s ICO found, among other things, that the IICSA (which erroneously sent a bulk email using the ‘TO’ field instead of the ‘BCC’ field) failed to make use of an email account that could send separate messages to each participant and also …
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Of Annual Leave, Payslips, Transfers of Business and Temporary Agency Workers
Four employment-related Legal Notices came into force on the 10th of August 2018.