The coronavirus has started taken its toll on Maltese business with many employers, especially those in the tourism and entertainment industry, having to shut down their operations temporarily.

The continuous growth in popularity of the Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure in Malta is an ongoing trend.

Professor Andrew Muscat, who heads the Corporate Law Department at the Firm, has published a series of articles in the Times of Malta dealing with the duties and liabilities of directors of a company experiencing financial difficulties.

Employee share schemes have not been as widely used in Malta as they have in some of our European neighbours. However, in general, companies use employee share schemes to attract,

In the judgment delivered on the 5th of October 2018, in the names of Antoinette Farrugia vs Optical (CCSG) Company Limited and Classic Group (Appeal nr. 16/2018) the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) ...

On 23rd February 2026, the Parliament of Malta tabled Bill No. 166 (the “Bill”), which proposes amendments to the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 452)...

In light of the current pandemic in which we find ourselves, the MFSA has announced that it will be extending the deadlines for submission of regulatory reporting for investment firms, investment funds and fund managers...

The European Union Intellectual Property Office has carried out a survey to gauge the perceptions and various sentiments held by EU citizens towards intellectual property rights, which encompass...

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.

Case C-125/18, "Marc Gomez del Moral Guasch vs. Bankia SA" concerns a request to the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") for a preliminary ruling from ...

On the 31 May 2019, Parliament enacted the Competition Act and Consumer Affairs Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act ("the Amendment Act").

In response to the challenging conditions which are being faced by the financial services sector as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has...

The 'Protection of the Whistleblower Act' (the 'Act') which came into force on the 15th September 2013 seeks to make provision for procedures in terms of which employees

In the case 'Michael Zammit v. Kontrollur tad-Dwana et'decided on the 8th February 2019, the First Hall of the Civil Court (Constitutional Jurisdiction) found that Articles 68 and 72(4) of Chapter 37 of the Laws of Malta (Customs Ordinance), ...

Sending an email to the wrong recipient is perhaps one of the most common types of data breach that can occur.

One of the central activities regulated by the VFA Act is the setting up and operation of a DLT exchange and a VFA exchange.

On the 10th of August 2018, four Legal Notices came into force, amending existing employment laws and introducing new provisions therein.

The Maltese Government issued the Single-Use Plastic Products Strategy for Malta 2020-2030 (the 'Strategy') in May 2019.

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA"), in collaboration with the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council ("MFSAC"), has issued a Consultation on the Proposed Establishment...

As from Monday 6th April 2020, parents can register their new-born's birth by post, without having to visit Identity Malta's offices.