Continuation of companies in another jurisdiction is often sought by investors, seeking to move their companies to other jurisdictions, however, numerous jurisdictions have various exit...

The recently published Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (the "Product Liability Directive" or "PLD") will replace its 1985 predecessor by the 9th of December 2026, modernizing the framework for liability

These issues have made payment service providers (PSPs) question which provisions they should apply if there is an inconsistency between the two, and if the GDPR should prevail over the PSD 2.

Recent developments in artificial intelligence governance continue to highlight the growing importance of robust monitoring mechanisms once AI systems are deployed in real-world environments.

A cell company is always be deemed to be a single legal person and the creation of a cell by a cell company does not create.

Malta's Stock Exchange has long been shaped by conservative investment patterns, but new technologies and regulatory reforms could help shift its focus toward equity and tokenised listings.

In 2020, the European Union introduced the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation with the aim of enabling cooperation between EU Member States...

On 18 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a salient GDPR transparency ruling for organisations using body-worn cameras and other ‘observational' recording tools.

The rapid growth of crypto-assets has posed increasing challenges for tax authorities, largely due to their decentralised structure and inherently cross-border nature.

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is one of the most significant upcoming regulations for manufacturers, software vendors, and businesses placing connected products on the EU market.

The United Kingdom has confirmed that it will begin regulating cryptoassets from October 2027. While this move brings greater clarity for the industry...

While a Maltese company is owned by the shareholders, it is the Board of Directors (BoD), which run the company and take decisions on certain day to day matters.

The legal framework governing Maltese companies is mainly laid out in the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta).

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a Public Consultation proposing the establishment of a dedicated regulatory framework for aircraft financial leasing companies.

On 24 March 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued version 3.00 of its Major ICT-Related Incident Reporting Process, refining...

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has issued a final report that includes two draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs).

The establishment of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) represents a structural transformation of the European Union's AML/CFT framework.

The Malta Gaming Authority ("MGA") has published the Capital Requirements Policy ("Policy"). It shall be applicable to all Licensees and Licence Applicants and is meant to provide a foundation to financial soundness...

Artificial intelligence has already sunk deep roots into the way financial services operate. It is guiding risk scoring, detecting unusual patterns in payments, filtering fraud and shaping decisions that once depended entirely on human judgment.

The UK Supreme Court has stood firm in not allowing counterfactual crypto-market outcomes or speculative price-formation scenarios to be used as a basis to measure and assign...