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The Hague Convention of 1 July 1985 establishes that the law chosen in the trust deed governs the validity of the trust, its interpretation, its effects, and the administration of the trust.

In employment relationships involving strategically significant roles, the protection of corporate interests cannot be entrusted to generic formulas or standardised contractual clauses.

The recent ruling No. 27719 of 17 October 2025 by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation (Labour Section) addresses a critical issue for companies operating across...

Today, foreign workers make up about one-third of Malta's entire workforce and are now essential in almost every industry. They have also brought valuable skills that were missing in the local job market...

On 23 December 2022, the Pre-Insolvency Act (Chapter 631 of the Laws of Malta) ("Pre-Insolvency Act"), came into force, introducing new preventive restructuring procedures.

During a meeting of the United Arab Emirates' (the "UAE") Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy, chaired by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum...

Loot boxes are often vilified by gambling regulatory authorities for their pay-to-win mechanism which raises addiction concerns.

The Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft amendment to the Gambling Act that could significantly impact the video game market in Poland.

The UAE is particularly focused on the Metaverse. Last October, an event dedicated to the subject was organized by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) - ‘Dubai Metaverse Assembly'.

In its continued journey to sync with the Markets in Crypto-Assets ("MiCA") regulation, Malta takes another leap forward with amendments to the Virtual Financial Assets...

Application for online gaming licences under the existing law, namely, the National Ordinance on Offshore Games of Hazard (Landsverordening buitengaatse hazardspelen, P.B. 1993, no. 63)

Legal Notice 20 of 2026 introduced the Tax Treatment of Highly Skilled Individuals Rules ("Rules") that came into force on 1 January 2026. These Rules confirm Malta's approach to incentivising specialised foreign talent...

On 19 June 2023 the European Commission published a draft proposal for a faster and safer relief of excess withholding tax (the ‘Proposal').

On 16 June 2025, Italy's Customs and Monopolies Agency (AdM) issued the "Guidelines for Verification Bodies on the technical rules concerning the offer of online gaming services...

goAML is an anti-money laundering ("AML") reporting platform developed by the Information Technology Service of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ("UNODC") in partnership...

The concession, issued under reference MFC/1/2026, will be awarded on a build, finance, operate and transfer (“BFOT”) basis. The successful tenderer will be responsible for financing and developing new film-production facilities on a site measuring approximately 92,400 square metres, operating the studios throughout the concession period and transferring the facilities back to the contracting authority upon its expiry.

On Thursday 26 March 2020, four legal notices were published in connection with the Private Residential Leases Act. Enacted on 1 January 2020,...

Malta is currently engaged in a national debate over the regulation of short-term rentals. As in many other countries, Maltese authorities are grappling with how best to manage this burgeoning market.