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Contracts are the backbone of commercial and personal transactions and the means through which expectations of the parties to the contract are assigned and crystallised in writing.

On 27th May 2024, the First Hall Civil Court (Commercial Section) (the ‘Court') delivered its judgement in the names of ‘Usta Holdings Inc. vs. Ir-Reġistratur tal-Kumpaniji'...

Malta's credit landscape is changing. The Credit Review Office Act marks a meaningful shift in how credit relationships between lending institutions and their customers are expected to operate in Malta.

In April of 2010, Mr. Roland Darmanin Kissaun (the “Plaintiff”) was approached by a certain Thomas Knott, who was acting as the agent for Turkish shipbuilder MTH Yatcilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret...

In its judgement delivered on the 14 December 2023, in the names of Oreste Attard and Patricia Attard (collectively the "Plaintiffs") vs Russell Attard and Alistair Attard (collectively the "Defendants")...

In Riċevitur Uffiċjali fil-kapaċita' tagħha ta' stralċjarja tal-kumpanija Cassar & Schembri Marketing Ltd v. Reġistratur tal-Kumpaniji, decided by Mr Justice Ian Spiteri Bailey (Civil Court – Commercial Section) on 10 January 2025

On 26 September 2024, the First Hall of the Civil Court delivered judgement on the case Malta Fishing Trading Limited (C 59493) (the "Plaintiff") vs Al Safa Fishing Joint Stock (the "Defendant")...

On 25th April 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), composed of Judges P.G. Xuereb, A. Kumin and I. Ziemele, in Joined Cases C-345/22...

The Cross-Border Conversions of Limited Liability Companies Regulations (S.L. 386.27) (hereinafter, the "CBC Regulations") were published on 7 February 2023 to transpose the European Union

In cross-border transactions, it is increasingly common for non-local parties to a contract to appoint a process agent, often referred to as an agent for the service of process...

The Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) is set to transform how data generated by connected products and related services is accessed...

Share pledges constitute one of the most commonly used forms of security in Maltese corporate and financing transactions. They are primarily regulated by the Companies Act...

On the 30th of May 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") laid down its preliminary ruling in the case of VT and UR v Conny GmbH.

In Malta, it is not uncommon for companies to outlive their commercial purpose.

In P.L. u ………… Limited (C …….) v. Ir-Reġistratur tal-Kumpaniji, decided by the Court of Appeal (His Hon. Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, Mr. Justice Christian Falzon Scerri, Madam Justice Josette Demicoli) on 25 November 2025, the Court delved into the prescriptive period of penalties imposed on companies in terms of the Companies Act, 1995, Chapter 386 of The Laws of Malta (the “Act“).

By virtue of Legal Notice 91 of 2026, the Minister responsible for the registration of commercial partnerships, in consultation with the Minister responsible for education, sport, youth, research and innovation...

As 2015 comes to a close, the e-commerce industry is expected to make €185.39 billion this year.