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Do the Competition Rules Still Apply During Pandemics? Antitrust, Competition and TradeCOVID19 MeasuresNews

Do the Competition Rules Still Apply During Pandemics?

This article was written by Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriUndoubtedly, the current COVID-19 pandemic means that we are living in unparalleled times; perhaps for some of us, unprecedented.Equally unprecedented during our lifetime is the joint statement issued on 23 March 2020 by the European Commission together with the national competition authorities of the Member States, cooperating with one another through the European Competition Network (the "ECN"), on the application of competition rules amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Office for Competition, Malta's national competition authority, issued a statement confirming the contents of the joint statement on 24 March 2020.…
Annalies Muscat
25th March 2020
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COVID-19 Update: Extension of Legal Times COVID19 MeasuresLegal UpdatesNews

COVID-19 Update: Extension of Legal Times

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Superintendent of Public Health has issued Legal Notice 75 of 2020 entitled 'Suspension of Legal Times relating to Promise of Sale Agreements, Notarial and other related matters (Epidemics and Infectious Diseases) Order, 2020' on 17 March 2020.The Superintendent of Public Health has ordered the closure of all courts. Through this Legal Notice, the Superintendent of Public Health has also suspended the running of all the legal terms imposed on notaries public by law with regard to the registering of any deed, will, act or private writing, or any period within which notaries public have…
MamoTCV Advocates
18th March 2020
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COVID-19 Update: Closure of Public Places Corporate and M&ACOVID19 MeasuresLegal UpdatesNews

COVID-19 Update: Closure of Public Places

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Superintendent of Public Health issued Legal Notice 76 of 2020 entitled 'Closure of Places Open to the Public Order, 2020' on 17 March 2020. The Legal Notice orders that all bars, restaurants, cafeterias, snack bars, cinemas, gyms, museums, exhibitions, clubs, discotheques, night clubs, open-air markets, indoor swimming pools, the national swimming pool, gaming premises – including controlled gaming premises, bingo halls, casinos, gaming parlours, lotto booths and betting shops be closed due to the outbreak. This notwithstanding, the Legal Notice allows restaurants, snack bars and kiosks to continue to provide their delivery and take-away…
MamoTCV Advocates
18th March 2020
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Mamo TCV Participates at the KSU Careers Expo 2020 News

Mamo TCV Participates at the KSU Careers Expo 2020

Mamo TCV Advocates participated for the third consecutive year at the Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) Careers Expo which was held at the University of Malta between the 3rd and 5th March. Lawyers from Mamo TCV met with students at the Firm's stand where they answered questions in relation to the Firm's 2020 student internship program, as well as questions about their prospective careers and life at the Firm in general. Lawyers from Mamo TCV also took part in the Live Interview sessions organised by KSU where students were given the opportunity to ask a variety of questions about their desired…
MamoTCV Advocates
6th March 2020
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Malta Foundations Legal UpdatesNewsTrusts, Foundations and Wealth Management

Malta Foundations

INTRODUCTIONMaltese law allows for the establishment of various types of foundations, whether for a social or private purpose or for the benefit of named beneficiaries or a class thereof. DEFINITION OF FOUNDATIONA foundation is an organisation consisting of a universality of things constituted in writing, including by means of a will, by a founder or founders whereby assets are destined either:(a) for the fulfillment of a specified purpose; and/or(b) for the benefit of a named person or class of persons,and which are entrusted to the administration of a designated person or persons.TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS1. Purpose foundations(a) Public benefit foundationsA public…
MamoTCV Advocates
21st February 2020
Mamo TCV Appoints Two New Partners News

Mamo TCV Appoints Two New Partners

Mamo TCV Advocates have announced the appointment of Claude Micallef-Grimaud and Simon Pullicino as partners with the firm with effect from 1st January 2020. Dr Micallef-Grimaud joined the firm in 2008 as an associate and currently forms part of the firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and Intellectual Property (IP) departments. Dr Micallef-Grimaud's main practice area is privacy law with a focus on data protection, where he is widely considered as one of the leading practitioners in the field. He also represents local and international clients in general civil and commercial matters and is a visiting lecturer and examiner at…
MamoTCV Advocates
16th January 2020