Through a notice issued on their official website, the Malta Gaming Authority (the ‘MGA') yesterday afternoon reminded all licensed entities providing services to or out of Malta of their obligations.

The closing of infringement proceedings against Malta on the 30th October 2020 by the European Commission with respect to the VAT Treatment of leasing of yachts...

Following similar announcements recently made by France and Italy, on July 29 2013 the Maltese authorities published the Guidelines for the Value Added Tax Treatment of Short-Term Yacht Chartering.

The European Regulation on Ship Recycling (No 1257/2013) which will reach its full effect by 31st December 2018 with respect to new vessels, imposes an obligation on Malta flagged vessels to conduct dismantling operations ...

•An amendment has been introduced to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations (S.L.409.19), this seemingly to mitigate against the negative effects that COVID-19 continues to have on the travel industry.

Council Directive 2008/8 EC of the 20th February 2008 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the place of supply of services introduces new rules on the place of supply of means of transport.

The registration of a mortgage over a Malta flagged vessel, in favour of an individual/corporate lender or a security trustee (the "Mortgagee"), requires the filing of a statutory mortgage instrument (the "Deed") at the Maltese Registry of Ships.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate, businesses and regulators alike will continue to develop measures in response to combat this faceless menace which has waged war on society as we know it.

The CfR has announced that due to the current exceptional circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic it is increasingly difficult for Reporting Malta Financial Institutions to ensure operational continuity.

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak, on 13th April 2020 the Government of Malta promulgated the Moratorium on Credit Facilities in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations (the "Regulations").

Malta Enterprise has, in recent days, launched / extended a number of other measures intended to counter the economic impact of COVID-19 on a number of different levels.

Whilst most of Malta is adapting to teleworking and many people have been pondering about how many meetings could have ultimately been an email.

The Superintendent of Public Health has published the "Epidemics and Infectious Disease (Suspension of legal times relating to promise of sale agreements, notarial and related matters) Order, 2020".

On the 12th of May 2020, Legal Notice 192 of 2020 titled Companies Act (Company Reconstructions Fund) Regulations, 2020 (the "Regulations") was published.

It's safe to say that 2020 has been quite the year for us all, the Industrial Tribunal (‘Tribunal') included.

Further to the press release issued by the Ministry for Finance and Financial Services wherein the Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna announced, amongst other measures, the extension of the Tax Deferral Scheme.

On the 26 March 2020, the Ports and Yachting Directorate have issued Port Notice No. 06 of 2020 that introduces additional precautionary measures and instructions to marine terminals and port services providers in light of COVID-19.

Recent amendments to the Companies Act provide for the incorporation of cell companies involved in shipping business, thereby affording them with the ability to ring-fence certain shipping business.

On 27 October 2016 the IMO agreed to implement a 0.50% mass by mass (m/m) sulphur cap on all marine fuel by 2020, from the current 3.50% m/m

On the 10th of April 2023 the Merchant Shipping Directorate of Transport Malta released a revision to its notice number 109 (the "Revised Notice") in relation to the Implementation of the International Convention...