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No Liquidation Committee? Here’s How a Shareholder Can Step in
This article forms part of a series exploring key procedures and rights under the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) in the context of company liquidation. While not every step requires a direct court application, creditors and other stakeholders still play an active role in shaping the process. When a company is being wound up by the court, a liquidation committee may be appointed to oversee and support the liquidator’s work. This committee is typically made up of creditors and is meant to safeguard the interests of those with a stake in the company’s remaining assets. But…
EU Commission Classifies ChatGPT as a Search Engine: A Brief Look at What This Means
The European Commission has recently designated OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (“VLOSE”), whilst Roblox and Reddit have been designated as Very Large Online Platforms (“VLOPs”), making all three subject to the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) . Having each exceeded an average of 45 million monthly users throughout the European Union (“EU”), the newly designated services now have four months (until January 2027) to comply with all additional requirements mandated by the DSA for both VLOSEs and VLOPs. This is particularly noteworthy in the case of ChatGPT, which has now joined the two other VLOSEs, 'Bing' (operated…
No Free Rides on Reputed Marks: The CJEU’s Balancing Act Between Trademark Rights and Political Expression in Inter IKEA Systems v Vlaams Belang
On the 8th of May 2023, a Belgian court, the Nederlandstalige ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel , referred a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-298/23 Inter IKEA Systems BV v Vlaams Belang, raising an important issue at the intersection of trademark law and freedom of expression. The dispute concerned the use of the well-known IKEA trademark by the Belgian political party Vlaams Belang in connection with its proposals for immigration and asylum reform. The party promoted its programme under the title ‘IKEA-PLAN’, with the acronym standing for ‘Immigratie Kan Echt Anders’ (‘Immigration Really Can Be Different’).…
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