Identity Malta Agency has recently launched the Key Employee Initiative (KEI) offering a fast-tracked procedure for highly specialised non-EU nationals who intend to work in Malta.

Following the application of the Conduct of Business Rulebook to the insurance sector on the 1st October 2018

Legal Notice 107 of 2020 (the 'Legal Notice') has recently introduced important changes and clarifications to the Maltese 'Processing of Data Concerning Health for Insurance Purposes Regulations'...

Hardcore car enthusiasts (or just casual followers of the Top Gear series) know that the Ferrari 250 GTO is the holy grail of the automotive world – a car so valuable and revered that Jeremy Clarkson himself was denied the privilege of driving it.

In today's world, video surveillance has become ubiquitous to the point that most people hardly even notice the presence of cameras and in some instances even expect cameras to be in place

Reference is made to our previous article entitled 'Sub-Letting of Commercial Tenements After 31st May 2018 – Let it Be!', which dealt with the (then) proposed amendments to article 1613 of the Civil Code.

In order to foster further partnership between Malta's corporate and cultural sectors, the Maltese government has recently announced a number of tax incentives through Subsidiary legislation 123.102.

The 2016 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 entered into force on 8 January 2019.

The European Council has announced that it has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a draft directive that will facilitate and promote the use of online solutions

On the 19 March 2019, the European Commission (the 'Commission') took its leniency proceedings online by launching "eLeniency". [1] With this new tool, companies can submit any documents

The market for higher educational institutions in Malta has increased exponentially in recent years.

On 11 April 2018, the European Commission adopted the New Deal for Consumers – a package composed of two proposals for Directives and a Communication.

In a judgment delivered on the 30th September 2020, the Court of Appeal confirmed a decision of the Industrial Tribunal which had found that the relationship between the applicant and the defendant company was not one of employment.

The court concluded that a period of parental leave cannot be treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the worker's entitlement to paid annual leave.

On the 15 January 2018 a Bill was introduced by the Honourable Chris Cardona, M.P., Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses, to permit the local industrial production of cannabis products for medical use in the context of a controlled and supervised environment.

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (the "Data Act") entered into force on 11 January 2024, with its provisions becoming applicable to Member States from 12 September 2025.

On 15 January 2026, the Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority published a consultation document, together with proposed amendments...

On 19th June 2026, the Consumer Rights (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (hereinafter the “Amendments”), entered into force in Malta, transposing Directive 2023/2673 into Maltese law and introducing new requirements...

When a company enters court-supervised liquidation in Malta, all ongoing litigation involving that entity comes to an abrupt halt. Under the Companies Act, creditors and claimants must redirect their claims through...

The 30 June 2026 deadline is fast approaching for in-scope listed companies to fulfil the gender balance targets laid down in Chapter 13 of the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA’)’s...