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AML/CFT Company law Legal Updates MaltaMalta Overhauls Beneficial Ownership Rules: What Companies Need to Know

July 23, 2026

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 Updates Malta Residency TaxMalta introduces new rules for individual tax programmes

July 22, 2026

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...

Capital Markets EU MaltaCapital Markets Update – June 2026

June 30, 2026

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...

Employment EU Firm News Legal UpdatesDZA and SurgeAdvisory Hosts Joint Webinar on Malta’s New Pay Transparency Regulations

June 26, 2026

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...

Employment EU Legal UpdatesMalta Introduces New Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations

June 9, 2026

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...

Malta Flag Introduces Voluntary Safety and Certification Framework for Pleasure Yachts under 24 metres

Malta Pleasure Yachts Publications ShippingMalta Flag Introduces Voluntary Safety and Certification Framework for Pleasure Yachts under 24 metres

June 8, 2026

ABL Firm News Seminars & ConferencesAlliance of Business Lawyers Elects Board for the 2026-2029 Term

June 5, 2026

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...

ABL Firm News Seminars & ConferencesDavid Zahra Elected as a Board Member of ABL During Landmark 50th Conference in Vienna

June 4, 2026

Employment Family Legal Updates MaltaMalta Introduces Leave Rights For Recognised Parents of Children Born Abroad

June 3, 2026

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...

Capital Markets EU MaltaCapital Markets Update – May 2026

May 31, 2026

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...

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AML/CFT Company law Legal Updates MaltaMalta Overhauls Beneficial Ownership Rules: What Companies Need to Know

Legal Updates Malta Residency TaxMalta introduces new rules for individual tax programmes

Capital Markets EU MaltaCapital Markets Update – June 2026

Employment EU Firm News Legal UpdatesDZA and SurgeAdvisory Hosts Joint Webinar on Malta’s New Pay Transparency Regulations

Employment EU Legal UpdatesMalta Introduces New Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations

Malta Pleasure Yachts Publications ShippingMalta Flag Introduces Voluntary Safety and Certification Framework for Pleasure Yachts under 24 metres

ABL Firm News Seminars & ConferencesAlliance of Business Lawyers Elects Board for the 2026-2029 Term

ABL Firm News Seminars & ConferencesDavid Zahra Elected as a Board Member of ABL During Landmark 50th Conference in Vienna

Employment Family Legal Updates MaltaMalta Introduces Leave Rights For Recognised Parents of Children Born Abroad

Capital Markets EU MaltaCapital Markets Update – May 2026

July 23, 2026Malta Overhauls Beneficial Ownership Rules: What Companies Need to Know

July 22, 2026Malta introduces new rules for individual tax programmes

June 30, 2026Capital Markets Update - June 2026

June 26, 2026DZA and SurgeAdvisory Hosts Joint Webinar on Malta's New Pay Transparency Regulations

June 9, 2026Malta Introduces New Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations