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David Zahra & Associates Advocates are excited to join the Public Interest Litigation Network (PILN), led by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, which has just been launched. As Malta’s first independent network for public interest cases, the foundation said that PILN’s purpose is to promote awareness of policy and legal systems based on the rule […]

The Use of Cash (Restriction) Regulations (the “Regulations”) have been introduced to combat money laundering and criminal activity in certain sectors involving cash payments. By virtue of the Regulations, it is now a criminal offence to make or receive payment or carry out cash transactions of €10,000 or more (or its equivalent in any other […]

The Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Amendment Act) was enacted last year through Act No. L of 2020. The Amendment Act has since come into force on 16 March 2021, introducing the new Company Service Providers (CSPs) regulatory regime. First and foremost, under the new CSP regime, CSPs shall now be ‘authorised’ by the […]

Legal Notice 29 of 2021 has amended the Highly Qualified Persons Rules (the ‘HQP Rules’) with effect from 31 December 2020. Firstly, non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals who remain in Malta beyond the four-year period shall no longer be subject to the claw-back of benefits. Furthermore, the possibility of a one-time extension of the benefit, for a period […]

Despite Brexit, citizens of the United Kingdom, whether residing or not residing in Malta, will remain eligible to register a vessel under the Malta flag. A timely amendment has been made to the Ships Eligible for Registration Regulations with the enactment of legal notice 466 of 2020. The right granted to individual citizens of the […]

Malta has set up the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office, intended to screen and vet potential applications for foreign direct investment into Malta. The scope and remit of the Office shall be to screen new FDI projects, joint ventures with a foreign component and the transfer of any shares and/or controlling interests in existing […]

In wake of the heavy financial burden placed throughout by COVID-19, the Malta Development Bank has brought into effect the MDB COVID-19 Guarantee Scheme (CGS) which forms part of the of Government’s COVID19 Response Support Programme. The Government is providing financial assistance in the form of a guarantee fund to the tune of €350 million […]

The Superintendent of Public Health has ordered persons who: (i) suffer from diabetes and is dependent on insulin; (ii) are on biological medicines; (iii) had cancer in previous six months; (iv) are immuno-suppressed; (v) are undergoing renal dialysis; (vi) are pregnant; or (vii) were admitted to hospital for some respiratory disease over the previous six […]

The Government have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and have introduced the following measures in order to try and ease the effects of such pandemic on businesses and their employees, as well as self-employed persons. Such measures are being administered by Malta Enterprise, and additional information can be found on their website. Moreover, most of […]

In light of recent developments in Malta connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, our offices are closed for the public with effect from 11 March 2020 and until further notice. The firm is ensuring that its work place is a safe one with all appropriate health and safety measures put into place. Where possible, our staff […]