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...
Geneva, Switzerland, June 2026 The Alliance of Business Lawyers (ABL) has elected its Board for the 2026-2029 term during the General Assembly held as part of the organization’s 50th Conference in Vienna, Austria. ABL members confirmed the re-election of Mark Ruddy (Ruddy Gregory PLLC, Washington, D.C.) as President, Laura Gobernado (MG Abogados, Madrid) as Vice...
Malta has expanded its family-related employment rights through Legal Notice 102 of 2026, which amends the Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers Regulations by introducing a new statutory leave entitlement for employees who become recognised parents of children born outside Malta. The regulations, which are set to come into force on 21 June 2026, address a gap...
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 There were no updates from a Maltese regulatory perspective for the month of May 2026. European Union Update UPDATE...
Malta has taken a major step towards modernising sports governance with the introduction of the Sports Private Limited Liability Company (“SPLLC”), a new legal structure aimed at strengthening the management and sustainability of sports clubs. Introduced through the Sports Private Limited Liability Companies Regulations, 2026, the framework will be available to clubs from 10 June 2026. Existing clubs...
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