Following months of consultation and legislative drafting, Malta’s long-anticipated reform to the Company Service Providers (CSP) regulatory framework has now officially come into effect. Through Act X of 2025, Parliament has introduced a series of changes to the Company Service Providers Act, its Subsidiary Legislation, and the MFSA’s CSP Rulebook. These changes mark a significant...
Legal Notice 92 of 2025 introduces new statutory forms and updates to the Companies Act (Forms) Regulations. These changes are intended to enhance corporate transparency and tighten reporting obligations to the Registrar of Companies and come into force on 16 July 2025. The Legal Notice’s key takeaways are the following: New Form F(3): Appointment of Auditor...
As from 1 June 2025, the Malta Ship Registry will officially commence the exclusive issuance of electronic certificates, marking a significant step towards improved administrative efficiency and digitalisation within the maritime sector. From this date onward, no hardcopy certificates will be issued. Certificates will be issued in electronic PDF format and transmitted to the electronic...
The Malta Business Registry has announced revised fees for statutory notices that must be published in a daily newspaper. The updated fees are as follows: Amalgamation/Merger of Companies €100 Division of Companies €100 Cross-Border Merger/Division/Conversion €200 Conversion of Company/Partnership €100 Continued Outside Malta €200 Contribution Reduction/Assignment of Interest €100 Reduction in capital €100 Notice of...
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 04/2025/01 The MFSA issued a letter to CEOs and Company Secretaries of issuers (both on the...
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 03/2025/01 On 25 March 2025 the MFSA issued a Circular entitled ‘Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014...
Choosing the right firm for legal training is a crucial step in any aspiring lawyer’s journey. Our firm offers a hands-on, supportive environment where trainees gain real-world experience across diverse practice areas. In this blog, one of our former trainees, Nicholas Cachia, shares their journey—what they’ve learned, what makes our programme unique, and their advice...
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 02/2025/01 On 13 February 2025, the MFSA made amendments to Chapter 1 of the Capital Markets Rules...
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