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New Managing Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates News

New Managing Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates

Mamo TCV Advocates has announced that Dr Michael Psaila will be taking over the role of managing partner of the firm from Prof Andrew Muscat with effect from 1st November, 2017. Prof Muscat will continue to lead the firm's corporate and banking and finance departments.Outgoing managing partner, Prof. Andrew Muscat, commented: "Michael has the drive, experience and leadership skills that will continue to strengthen the firm's efforts in achieving excellence and unparalleled levels of service."Michael Psaila graduated Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta after submitting a doctoral thesis titled 'The Raising and Maintenance of Capital' and furthered his…
MamoTCV Advocates
6th October 2017
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Employers Beware before ‘Spying’ on Employees! Employment and Industrial RelationsNews

Employers Beware before ‘Spying’ on Employees!

In a case decided last year, in the famous case of Barbulescu v Romania, the ECHR had found that there had been no breach of the employee's right to privacy when his employer dismissed him over private messages sent at work on the Yahoo messenger system set up by the same employer for work purposes. The employee's private online exchanges were being monitored and recorded by his employer. Personal use, such as that made by the employee, was in violation of the employer's internal regulations. The employer had proceeded to terminate his employment with the local Romanian county court, and…
Christine Calleja
5th September 2017
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Nick Valenzia participates in Lifecycle Challenge News

Nick Valenzia participates in Lifecycle Challenge

Our very own Nick Valenzia will be participating in this year's Life Cycle Challenge. The Life Cycle Organisation has for the past 19 years been exclusively assisting and supporting patients suffering from renal failure and complications. Life Cycle is a cause which is very dear to Nick's heart as he completed the Challenge in 2009. In 2009 he had crossed from Istanbul to Syria passing though territories which today have been unfortunately ravaged by conflict. This year's challenge will see the cyclists cross from Nairobi (Kenya) to Dar El Salam (Tanzania).You can support the Life Cycle Organisation by making a donation…
MamoTCV Advocates
1st June 2017
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Mamo TCV Advocates launches GDPR Microsite (www.gdprmalta.com) NewsTelecoms, Media & Technology

Mamo TCV Advocates launches GDPR Microsite (www.gdprmalta.com)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​On ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will repeal and replace the main data protection laws of all Member States, including Malta. Maltese organisations have less than a year to prepare for the many new, and in some cases, onerous obligations introduced by the GDPR. We have recently launched our GDPR microsite (www.gdprmalta.com) that provides easy to read information and resources about the new EU Regulation. Download our free GDPR Guidelines, subscribe to our GDPR mailing list and get in touch with our data protection experts (dataprotection@mamotcv.com) to learn more!The GDPR at a glance:✓ Fines up to ​​​€20,000,000 or…
Claude Micallef Grimaud
25th May 2017
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Mamo TCV Advocates Wins Mondaq Award – March 2017 News

Mamo TCV Advocates Wins Mondaq Award – March 2017

Mamo TCV has again won the Top Communicator Award from Mondaq for the Most Popular Article in Malta for March 2017. The article that clinched the award, Malta: Patent Law – An Update On Manufacturing / Research Opportunities In Malta For The International Generics Drugs Industry, was written by Dr. Antoine Camilleri . To read more about the award, please visit Mondaq's website. (Contributor With Most Popular Article In Malta).
MamoTCV Advocates
18th April 2017
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New Rights for Adoptive Parents – the Adoption Leave National Standard Order Employment and Industrial RelationsNews

New Rights for Adoptive Parents – the Adoption Leave National Standard Order

​On the 10th October 2016, new Regulations came into force, giving new rights to employees who have adopted a child, analogous to maternity leave. Prior to the Regulations, employees who adopted a child were only entitled to unpaid parental leave.The Adoption Leave National Standard Order (Subsidiary Legislation 452.11) provides that an employee who is the parent of an adopted child is entitled to an uninterrupted period of eighteen weeks' adoption leave, corresponding to the eighteen weeks' maternity leave. Similarly, also to maternity leave, only the first fourteen weeks are to be paid leave by the employer. If both parents are…
Christine Calleja
21st February 2017