We are pleased to launch our Trainee’s programme for summer 2023. To commemorate this launch, we are sharing Dr. Emma Fenech’s testimonial of her experience as a trainee with the firm. Emma Fenech had joined David Zahra & Associates Advocates as a Trainee Associate in July 2019. Emma has grown with the firm and is...
Visa has revealed that its Visa Innovation Program Europe, which was launched in 2018 and is presently operating in Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and Spain, will be extended to Malta. The aim of the program is to assist early-stage Fintechs in scaling up and strengthening their value proposition. It also provides access to Visa’s markets, clients,...
With effect from 1 March 2023, the MFSA’s financial institutions’ authorisation and supervision teams, which previously fell within the remit of the banking supervision function, have been integrated into FinTech Supervision. As more and more innovative technologies continue to be introduced and adopted in the financial institutions sector, this strategic decision seeks to ensure that...
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. As a measure to...
Various updates have been made to the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 462 of the Laws of Malta) on the 20th of December 2022 in relation to fixed terms contracts and probation. The law now states that fixed term contracts cannot be for periods shorter than six (6) months, unless a shorter period is...
The MFSA has recently issued a circular in relation to the use of electronic signatures, stating that it will accept electronically signed documents, as long as they are signed with a qualified electronic signature as defined and regulated under Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014...
The recent implementation of the ‘Digital Platform Delivery Wages Council Wage Regulation Order’ (the “Order”) through Legal Notice 268 of 2022 (the “Legal Notice”) is a response to the growth of digital labour platforms witnessed especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The increase in digital platform services brought with it various challenges, particularly vis-à-vis the employment...
The recent launch of the Malta Start-Up Residence Programme is part of Malta’s efforts to attract high quality entrepreneurs from all over the globe to use the island as a start-up hub for business ventures. With the aim of facilitating the setting up of innovative start-ups while concurrently supporting the immigration process of those involved,...
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