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By virtue of L.N. 291 of 2020, the Real Estate Agents, Property Brokers and Property Consultants Act, 2020 (Chapter 615 of the Laws of Malta) ("Act")...

Malta’s Consumer Rights (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 introduce significant changes to the consumer right of withdrawal for online and distance contracts. These amendments transposing EU Directive 2023/2673 into Maltese law, are designed to strengthen consumer protection across digital commerce and will affect any business selling to consumers in Malta.

With many more individuals and businesses limited to conducting their affairs through electronic means as a result of the COVID-19 phenomenon, Paul Micallef Grimaud and Philip Formosa...

In a recent judgment delivered on 3 October 2025, the First Hall Civil Court (the "FHCC") presided by Madame Justice Audrey Demicoli examined what makes a contract invalid due to error or fraud.

Malta offers expat families a comprehensive education system with government, church, and international schools providing diverse curricula in an English-speaking environment. Understanding school options, costs, and enrolment procedures is essential for families planning their relocation to this Mediterranean destination.

The local market for short-let rented accommodation has grown rapidly over the past decade, with non-collective accommodation, including short-let apartments, houses and villas...

Insurable interest is a fundamental legal concept that refers to the financial or other interest that a person has in the subject matter of an insurance policy.

The European Union's Package Travel Directive, in force since 2018, has undergone significant revision following systemic failures exposed by the Thomas Cook collapse and COVID-19 pandemic. The amended framework introduces strengthened refund mechanisms, harmonised voucher rules, enhanced insolvency protection, and clearer cancellation rights to address gaps that left millions of travelers vulnerable during major disruptions.

Construction projects tend to involve a vast number of activities performed over a protracted period of time by different parties. Each role carries its own duties and risks.

In today's legal landscape electronic contracts and signatures have become indispensable in corporate transactions, offering speed, efficiency, seamless execution, and enhanced practicality.

The Malta Financial Services Authority has introduced significant amendments to its Investment Services Rules affecting firms offering contracts for difference and rolling spot forex contracts. These changes streamline authorisation requirements, align capital thresholds with EU frameworks, and recalibrate governance expectations while removing certain prescriptive obligations that have been superseded by broader European legislation.

As its European customer base continued to expand, a US-based distributor of industrial equipment found that its existing business model was no longer suited to its long-term growth ambitions.

The publication of the Audit Exemption Rules, 2025 marks a meaningful update to Malta's regulatory framework for startups and small enterprises.

Legal procurators in possession of a warrant issued by the President of the Republic and under the Pub­lic Seal of Malta have rights of audience before the Courts of Magistrates (inferior jurisdiction) and special tribunals and boards.

Following a consultation process on raising the bar for Company Service Providers (‘CSPs'), the MFSA has, on the 9th April 2020

On March 11, 2025, the Maltese Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgement in Associated Supplies Limited vs. Joseph Mizzi, clarifying the scope of fiduciary duties under Maltese law.

This article will focus solely on the first question that the Referring Court put forward.