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...

There are many misconceptions about Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Many people think that it is not allowed to service PEPs. Many people think that only Heads of State and Government Ministers are PEPs.

Last week, I attended an international seminar hosted by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)...

In today's innovation-driven economy, your intellectual property represents one of your business's most valuable assets.

Risk assessments are a valuable tool used by the board of directors in order to structure operational units in the most appropriate and efficient manner.

One may disagree as to whether these penalties are justifiable or otherwise. But without a shadow of doubt the numbers are staggering and any entity subject to AML compliance...

Phishing is a cyber act whereby targets are contacted via cyber means by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data.

Following the local transposition of the 5th AML Directive[1] earlier on this year, the Centralised Bank Account Register Regulations came into force on the 20 October 2020 through Legal Notice 401 of 2020.

In a judgment delivered by the Criminal Court (per Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera) on 23 September, 2021 in the names Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta vs X and Y...

In Run Logistics Limited v Il-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija u l-Uffiċju għall-Irkupru tal-Assi, decided by Mr Justice Henri Mizzi in the Civil Court (Asset Recovery Section) (the "Court") on 3rd June 2025

Criminal law establishes offences and their respective punishment, all with the view of facilitating an effective and just judicial framework.

Monitoring of employees at the workplace is not specifically regulated by Maltese Law. In this respect, one must refer to the Data Protection Act (Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta)...

On the 3rd of December 2020, Directive (EU) 2018/1673 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on combating money laundering by criminal law ...

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.

Pig butchering is a slang term for a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment scam in which criminals patiently "fatten up" their victims with trust before stealing their money.

The mechanism being set up is one of the requirements introduced by the 5th anti-money laundering Directive (EU 2018/ 843).

On 7 May 2020 the European Commission published a Communication on an Action Plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

The Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3) and Payment Services Regulation (PSR) introduce fundamental changes to the EU payments landscape, including the elimination of the standalone EMI licence, mandatory Verification of Payee requirements, and a significant shift in fraud liability. With a 27-month transitional window, payment institutions and electronic money institutions must begin preparing now to meet the new unified framework's stringent requirements.

Amidst the constant unfolding of the situation surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has recently issued a number of circulars targeted

The UBO Register system seems to be directly aimed at helping curb terrorist funding, money laundering and tax evasion.