As of 1 January 2021, registered EUTMs no longer protect trademarks in the UK.

The Commissioner for Revenue has issued a notice to employers clarifying certain payroll implications emanating from the Covid Wage Supplement.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA') has, on the 18 September 2023, issued a draft version of the updated Chapter 3 of the Virtual Financial Assets Rulebook for consultation (the ‘Consultation Document').

MFSA has today issued a survey with the aim of gauging stakeholders' level of understanding and preparedness with regards to sustainable finance disclosure and reporting obligations...

New measures on the provision of contracts for differences (‘CFDs') and binary options to retail investors have been formally adopted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (‘ESMA') ...

While the cryptocurrency market continues to expand at an unprecedented rate, a massive volume of exchanges are electing to uproot from Asia in favour of greener pastures.

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, global economies are inevitably facing and experiencing a major shock. In response to this...

Covid-19 has dramatically changed the world around us and in an effort to limit the spread of the virus and safeguard public health, several industries have been significantly disrupted.

The global outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has had a profound effect on the travel industry and superyacht industry, in particular the yacht charter market which has been brought to a halt by the spread of COVID-19.

The EU Commission adopted an amendment to the recently introduced Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak.

In light of the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, global and nationwide concerns have emerged as how to contain and restrict this pandemic. Precautionary measures

Malta and the UK share a long and colorful history, with Malta having been a British colony for one hundred and fifty years.

The Commissioner for Revenue has issued three guidelines in relation to the treatment of transactions involving the use of DLT for income tax purposes, stamp duty purposes, and VAT purposes (the "Guidelines").

The shipping industry, within the limits of today's situation, continues to operate and keep crucial supply chains flowing across the globe. Having said this, the outbreak of the Coronavirus has seen...

As the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) starts being felt, with companies experiencing financial difficulties, new regulations establishing a fund designated as,...

The Maltese government has been introducing various measures intended to ensure both economic stability and the prevention of uncontrolled spreading of the current virus outbreak.

By virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020 the Minister for Economy, Investment and Small Businesses introduced the Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies)

Employers are considered to have a duty of care towards their employees. The Maltese Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act ...

The Housing (Decontrol) Ordinance of 1959 has been the subject of debate for its infamous legal provisions for the past years, so much so that its provisions...

As of 1st June 2018, the newly implemented VAT Grouping regulations shall enter into force. Provided that entities satisfy the necessary criteria ...