After an agreement was reached with the judiciary and due approval was obtained in Parliament, a new Commercial Court will enter into force on 9 April 2018, as a sub-section of the existing Civil Court. The Commercial Court has previously existed in Malta, albeit having a different jurisdiction, but recently sentiment has grown that the...
David Zahra and Krista Ellul have attended the IBA European Start-up Conference held in London on 15 November 2017. The conference took place at Level39, Europe’s largest technology accelerator for finance, retail, cyber-security and future cities technology companies. The conference focused on the current trends in the European start-up industry and the latest funding terms in Europe...
A public consultation has been launched by the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Local Government on 26 June which is to run up until 24 July. The consultation relates to a proposal of setting up a Commercial Section within the Civil Court, First Hall. It is intended that the Commercial Section improves the quality and...
David Zahra, with the valuable assistance of Francesca Ferrando, has contributed to the Maltese chapter in the fifth edition of Global Legal Insight – Mergers & Acquisitions published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. The article fmailto:francesca@davidzahra.comirst gives an overview of the Maltese market, then explores the relevant laws that govern mergers and acquisitions and finally highlights recent developments and...
The right to equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value has been a founding principle of the European Union since the Treaty of Rome in 1957. Despite the legal framework, the effective implementation of this principle remains a major challenge in the European Union. The Companies Act, in...
Evidence of Malta’s growth as a domicile of choice for the incorporation of companies is the number of companies being registered with the Registry of Companies in recent years. The number of companies registered in Malta has now topped the 70,000 mark, the Minister for Finance said during a half-day conference organised by the Malta Law...
One of the most important functions of the Accountancy Board, the entity entrusted by the Accountancy Profession Act (Cap. 281, Laws of Malta) to regulate the accountancy and audit profession in Malta, is the quality assurance process pursuant to which it is ensured that the standards being applied by audit practices in Malta are of the highest...
Considering the vital role directors play in the proper operation of an investment fund and investment companies, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has recently updated the Corporate Governance Manual for Directors of Investment Companies and Collective Investment Schemes by taking into account the requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU). The Manual was...
A recent decision by the Consumer Claims Tribunal is of interest to those business that operate or intend operating, to some extent or another, an online shopping platform. The decision dealt with a matter related to a customer acquiring a product via an online shopping platform at a price which, then, turned out to be quoted...
The provision dealing with limited liability companies having the status of a private exempt company (article 211 of the Companies Act) has recently been amended to remove the condition that for a company to qualify for such status, no body corporate could hold, or have interest in, any shares or debentures of that company. Accordingly, as long...
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