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Company Law Corporate and M&A

Amendments to the Company Services Providers Regime

Act X of 2025 which came into force on 16 May 2025 introduced amendments to the Company Service Providers Act (Chap. 525 of the law of Malta). The amendments are intended to further refine the provision of directorship and company secretary services and therefore impact mainly the Class B Company Service Provider (CSP) Category. The amendments introduced two new categories of Class B CSPs: restricted CSPs; and limited CSPs. While the former (restricted) must notify the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) by no later than 16 July 2025, the latter must register with the MFSA. This brief article focuses on restricted…

Matthew Muscat and Petra Attard1st July 2025

Corporate and M&A

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Part 1: Key Amendments Affecting Partnerships

On the 18th June 2025, Bill no. 136, the Companies (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”), was presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects for its first reading and was published in the Government Gazette on the 24th June 2025. The Bill proposes a number of amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta) (the “Act”), across various areas. This article is the first of a two-part series which provides an overview of the main amendments to the Act. The purpose of this first part is to set out and analyse the…

Nicole Portelli30th June 2025

Employment and Industrial Relations

Malta Begins Transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

The EU Pay Transparency Directive has quickly become one of the most widely discussed legislative developments in employment law. With its transposition deadline of 7th June 2026, this Directive is drawing considerable attention from employers, employees, HR professionals and legal practitioners alike. While the Directive introduces new rights and obligations aimed at strengthening pay transparency and addressing the gender pay gap, the underlying principle of equal pay for work of equal value is not new to Maltese law. This principle has long been established under Article 27 of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, Chapter 452 of the Laws of…

Klara Cachia and Christine Calleja30th June 2025

Telecoms, Media & Technology

Digital Inclusion: The European Accessibility Act and the Web Accessibility Directive

As the digital economy continues to expand, businesses must ensure that their products and services are accessible to everyone — including persons with disabilities. Two key EU laws are shaping accessibility obligations in Malta: the European Accessibility Act and the Web Accessibility Directive. These legal frameworks place important compliance responsibilities on entities with an online presence, particularly those operating in retail, e-commerce, consumer electronics, financial services, and other industries that rely heavily on websites and mobile applications to serve customers. What is the European Accessibility Act? The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) will come into force in Malta on…

Warren Ciantar27th June 2025

Employment and Industrial Relations

Employers Face Stricter Fines under New Amendment

On 6th June 2025, the Employment and Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act was published in the Government Gazette. This Act is set to come into force on 6th August 2025. The key amendment introduced by this legislation targets Article 45 of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 452 of the Laws of Malta), specifically by increasing the fines imposed on employers found in breach of employment law. Under the current law, an employer who violates any recognised condition of employment, whether set out in a national standard order, sectoral regulation order, collective agreement, or under Chapter 452 or any regulations…

Mamo TCV Advocates27th June 2025

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DORA FinTech

ICT Aspects of a MiCA Application

On the 17th of June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a circular titled ‘Follow-Up Circular to the Industry on the Authorisation Process for MiCA Applicants’. The circular concerns the authorisation process for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), as integrated in Maltese law through Chapter 647. This circular supplements the Authority’s communication of the 10th December 2024 which was explained in a previous legal update. The June 2025 circular introduces two additional annexes that are now required as part of a complete MiCA application file. These are Annex AX05 (Digital…

Mamo TCV Advocates20th June 2025