Earlier this year, the EU Commission tabled a Proposal of the European Parliament and Council on the Artificial Intelligence Act ("Proposal" or the "Act")...

The EU's proposed third Payment Services Directive ("PSD3"), together with the accompanying Payment Services Regulation ("PSR"), represents a fundamental shift in the legal architecture governing fraud liability in payment...

In a judgment delivered on the 15th December 2025 in the names Wayne and Kimberline Camilleri v. Mark Anthony Manicolo and Sylvienne Montebello, the First Hall of the Civil Court confirmed...

In a recent judgment, the Honourable Court of Appeal analysed the scope and availability of the extraordinary remedy of retrial (ritrattazzjoni) under Articles 811(e) and 811(l) of the Maltese Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

On the 2nd December 2025, the CJEU delivered an important judgment clarifying the data protection obligations of online marketplace operators under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the "GDPR").

On the 12th of January 2023, a preliminary ruling in the proceedings of RW v Österreichische Post AG, was pronounced by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the right of access...

As part of the European Union's Green Deal and its objective for fostering an environmentally sustainable circular economy, on the 13th of June 2024, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on common rules.

Maltese legal practice employs three distinct instruments—legal letters, judicial letters, and sworn judicial letters under Article 166A—each serving different purposes and producing different legal effects. Understanding when to use each instrument requires careful assessment of the claim's nature, value, and whether formal court proceedings or executive enforcement is necessary. The choice between these tools can determine whether a creditor obtains an executive title without litigation or mus

In the case Thomas Pinter v Registrar of Companies decided on the 22nd April 2022, the Commercial Court presided by the Honourable Judge Dr Ian Spiteri Bailey upheld the applicant's request for the revival of a Company.

With the plethora of mitigating measures implemented and recommended by the health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19, many businesses were compelled to shift their workforce to operate...

The Malta Budget 2024 was presented to Parliament by the Minister for Finance and Employment on the 30th October 2023. In his budget speech the Minister set out a number of budget proposals...

Article 214 (2) (b) (iii) of the Companies Act, Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta empowers the Maltese Courts ordering the dissolution of a company where the Court "is of the opinion...

The Brussels I Regulation provides a harmonised approach to determining which EU Member State court should have jurisdiction over a dispute and how judgments from courts in one EU Member State should be recognised and enforced in other EU Member States.

The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (the "IDPC") has recently issued a guidance document ("Guidance Document") addressed to employers based in Malta...

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's has affirmed Malta's ratings atBBB+/A-2 and said the outlook remained positive.

The Audit Exemption Rules (L.N. 139 of 2025), published on the 15th of July 2025, introduce a regulatory framework that eases compliance costs for certain categories of companies in Malta by reducing or eliminating statutory audit requirements.

The EU has built a robust legislative framework to aid its transition into a low carbon economy. A recent addition is the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence ("CSDDD" or "Directive").

The current statutory conditions and requirements for parental leave are established under the Parental Leave Entitlement Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 452.78 ("S.L. 452.78" or the "Regulations").

Fitch Ratings affirmed Malta’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’.

Following various policy papers and guidelines published by high-level working groups on Artificial Intelligence ("AI"), on the 21st of April 2021...