As the culture of appointing non-executive Directors and independent directors to the Boards of Maltese companies increases, regular discussions on how the law regulates their position and role become ever more relevant.

The unpredictability of COVID-19 has put many business owners and employees on edge. Notwithstanding the financial aid which has been made available to employers and employees in hopes...

The Employment and Industrial Relations Act and Regulations enacted under the auspices of the Act...

A discussion on occupational injuries and the Maltese legal system.

The Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations 2015, has been launched by the Government of Malta through a legal notice.

Certain provisions of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure, Chapter 12 of the laws of Malta ("COCP") have recently been amended by means of Act XXXII of 2021 (the "Act").

This case, which was determined by the First Hall of the Civil Court by means of a final judgment dated the 25th of May 2026, concerned a private agreement dated 8 April 2013, under which the plaintiffs committed...

Art.135(1)(g) of Directive 2006/112/EC contains a mandatory VAT exemption in respect of the management of special investment funds as defined by Member States.

The Council of Europe has on the 17th of May 2024, finalised a first of its kind, legally binding draft international treaty on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (the "Convention").

The recent escalation of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz has once again brought into focus the vulnerability of global maritime trade to geopolitical developments in strategic chokepoints.

Russian metal trading company YZMP, the holder of a CONGEN 1994 bill of lading, took delivery of 411 coils of steel sheets at Novorossiysk, Russia, all with varying degrees of damage.

The Maltese Value Added Tax Department issued guidelines on the VAT treatment of the private leasing of aircraft.

Foreign direct investment ("FDI") within the European Community ("EU") contributes to competitiveness, enhances employment and drives economic growth.

A discussion on the importance of renewable energy in today's society.

Access to minors refers to the right of the parent with whom the child is not residing, to spend time with the child, as well as the right of the child to spend time with aren't with whom the child doe not reside.

On the 17th July 2024, the Court of Appeal (inferior jurisdiction) in the case ‘Michael Scicluna v. Middlesea Insurance plc and Laferla Insurance Agency Limited', dismissed the defendant's appeal and thus confirmed the decision of the Court of Magistrates.

Malta is in the process of overhauling its regulatory framework governing the gaming sector in order to future proof the industry and align it to new realities and challenges.

A merchant vessel both at the time that is being registered as a Maltese ship and during the period of its registration under the Malta flag must be classed with a classification society...

In 2019, the European Commission pursued to strengthen one of the social rights pillars of the European Union ("EU") throughout its Member States.

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.