Coming together for a meaningful cause. At David Zahra & Associates, we believe that making a positive difference extends beyond our professional commitments. This October, our team came together to support Pink October and Movember, two important awareness campaigns dedicated to promoting health, encouraging early detection, and supporting those affected by cancer and other health...
David Zahra & Associates Advocates has once again been recognised among Malta’s leading law firms in the IFLR1000 rankings, retaining its Tier 2 position in the Financial and Corporate practice area for 2026. The recognition places the firm among just six law firms in Malta ranked in the top two tiers for Financial and Corporate...
David Zahra & Associates Advocates was represented by Dr David Zahra at the 51st Alliance of Business Lawyers (ABL) Conference, held between 21 and 24 October 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City, Mexico. Hosted by Mexican member firm Dayston Consultores, the conference brought together legal professionals from across ABL’s international network to exchange perspectives...
Malta has introduced substantial amendments to its beneficial ownership framework through the Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, published as Legal Notice 184 of 2026 and in force since 10 July 2026. Legal Notice 250 of 2026 introduces an important amendment to Malta’s rules on duty payable on certain transfers of shares and property used...
Malta has introduced substantial amendments to its beneficial ownership framework through the Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, published as Legal Notice 184 of 2026 and in force since 10 July 2026. The amendments extend beyond updates to the statutory beneficial ownership forms. They broaden the information companies must collect, strengthen the obligation to identify individuals who exercise control through other means, introduce a simplified approach for certain...
Legal Notice 195 of 2026 introduces a revised framework for Malta’s individual tax programmes under the Income Tax Act. The new rules will apply to applications submitted as from 1 January 2027 and will replace the current special tax status programmes with an updated structure. Under the new framework, the existing programmes being the Global...
Welcome to the monthly capital markets update, a briefing from our capital markets practice area rounding up the month’s regulatory developments within the equity and debt capital markets and looking ahead to future developments. Malta Update UPDATE NUMBER 06/2026/01 The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA“) issued a Dear CEO Letter setting out its supervisory expectations regarding the governance and use...
On 24 June 2026, Senior Associate Krista Ellul from David Zahra & Associates Advocates teamed up with Maria Bartolo Zahra from SurgeAdvisory to deliver a webinar on the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026, introduced by Legal Notice 173 of 2026. The webinar provided a practical overview of the new regulations, which transpose the...
Malta has introduced the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026, published on 5 June 2026, which transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Maltese law. The new regulations are aimed at strengthening the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women, through greater pay transparency, reporting...
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