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EU Commission publishes proposal for a Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers for Business Capital Markets

EU Commission publishes proposal for a Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers for Business

 This article was written by Mikiel Calleja and Maria Refalo.Crowdfunding is the raising of money from individuals, to fund a project or carry out a venture.Carried out online, crowdfunding is advantageous because it has the potential to help better match investors with business projects in need of funding with crowdfunding platforms acting as an intermediary between investors and business. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to start-up companies and early stage companies, as a source of non-banking finance. On 8 March 2018, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers for Business. The…
Mikiel Calleja
2nd November 2018
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Data Protection Legal Update (October 2018): Maltese Court of Appeal Confirms ‘7 Day Rule’ for Retaining CCTV Footage Legal Updates

Data Protection Legal Update (October 2018): Maltese Court of Appeal Confirms ‘7 Day Rule’ for Retaining CCTV Footage

 In a judgment delivered on 5th October 2018, in the names of Maltapost plc vs Information and Data Protection Commissioner, the Maltese Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) decided an appeal from a decision of the Maltese Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal.In a 2015 decision concerning Maltapost's use of CCTV cameras on their premises, the Maltese Information and Data Protection Commissioner ("IDPC") had decided that generally, a maximum retention period of seven (7) days shall apply to CCTV footage, with an extension allowed only in exceptional cases. Following this decision, Maltapost appealed to the Data Protection Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal…
MamoTCV Advocates
1st November 2018
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Data Protection Legal Update (October 2018): Maltese Court of Appeal Confirms ‘7 Day Rule’ for Retaining CCTV Footage Legal Updates

Data Protection Legal Update (October 2018): Maltese Court of Appeal Confirms ‘7 Day Rule’ for Retaining CCTV Footage

 In a judgment delivered on 5th October 2018, in the names of Maltapost plc vs Information and Data Protection Commissioner, the Maltese Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) decided an appeal from a decision of the Maltese Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal.In a 2015 decision concerning Maltapost's use of CCTV cameras on their premises, the Maltese Information and Data Protection Commissioner ("IDPC") had decided that generally, a maximum retention period of seven (7) days shall apply to CCTV footage, with an extension allowed only in exceptional cases. Following this decision, Maltapost appealed to the Data Protection Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal…
MamoTCV Advocates
1st November 2018
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Incorrect Legal Basis Precludes Employers From Accessing Ex Employees’ Work Emails Legal Updates

Incorrect Legal Basis Precludes Employers From Accessing Ex Employees’ Work Emails

In a judgment delivered on 5th October 2018, in the names of Doreen Camilleri vs Information and Data Protection Commissioner, the Maltese Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) decided an appeal from a decision of the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal (the 'Tribunal').The case related to an ex-employee of the European Union Programmes Agency ('EUPA') who claimed that her data protection rights had been infringed when following termination of her employment, the password to her work email inbox was changed, denying her access to the same while the EUPA's access to such work email inbox was retained. Ms Camilleri originally…
MamoTCV Advocates
29th October 2018
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Incorrect Legal Basis Precludes Employers From Accessing Ex Employees’ Work Emails Legal Updates

Incorrect Legal Basis Precludes Employers From Accessing Ex Employees’ Work Emails

In a judgment delivered on 5th October 2018, in the names of Doreen Camilleri vs Information and Data Protection Commissioner, the Maltese Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) decided an appeal from a decision of the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal (the 'Tribunal').The case related to an ex-employee of the European Union Programmes Agency ('EUPA') who claimed that her data protection rights had been infringed when following termination of her employment, the password to her work email inbox was changed, denying her access to the same while the EUPA's access to such work email inbox was retained. Ms Camilleri originally…
MamoTCV Advocates
29th October 2018
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The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali on the Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Other Related Legislation Corporate and M&ALitigation & Dispute Resolution

The Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision in Thake v Kummissjoni Elettorali on the Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act and Other Related Legislation

This article was written by Dr Richard Camilleri, Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriIn Thake et v Kummissjoni Elettoraliet, decided on the 8 October 2018, the Constitutional Court held that when it is alleged that a criminal offence has been committed or the severity of the fine imposed means that the conduct in question is deemed to be of a criminal nature, the matter must be determined solely by a court and not by any other body or judicial organ (see more here). This line of reasoning confirms the decision of the same court in Federation of Estate Agents…
Richard Camilleri
25th October 2018