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Government Surveillance – Watchful Protector or Immoral Spy? Telecoms, Media & Technology

Government Surveillance – Watchful Protector or Immoral Spy?

The Orwellian 'Big Brother' analogy has been used ad nauseam and is very well-known among the general populace, often used in sensational headlines whenever any issue regarding privacy finds itself in the news.For the sake of using a different analogy as well as to portray a different, perhaps more modern, perspective on surveillance, consider one of the final scenes of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight". Towards the end of the movie, the titular hero reveals to his associate, Mr Lucius Fox, that he has developed a city-wide surveillance system, with the intent being of using the system to locate the…
Warren Ciantar
5th November 2018
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Government Surveillance – Watchful Protector or Immoral Spy? Telecoms, Media & Technology

Government Surveillance – Watchful Protector or Immoral Spy?

The Orwellian 'Big Brother' analogy has been used ad nauseam and is very well-known among the general populace, often used in sensational headlines whenever any issue regarding privacy finds itself in the news.For the sake of using a different analogy as well as to portray a different, perhaps more modern, perspective on surveillance, consider one of the final scenes of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight". Towards the end of the movie, the titular hero reveals to his associate, Mr Lucius Fox, that he has developed a city-wide surveillance system, with the intent being of using the system to locate the…
Warren Ciantar
5th November 2018
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International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2019 Antitrust, Competition and Trade

International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2019

 Mamo TCV has been featured in the Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guide to Cartels & Leniency. The guide covers issues in cartels and leniency laws and regulations in 27 jurisdictions, covering areas such as the legislative framework, investigative powers, sanctions, leniency, whistle-blowing procedures, plea bargaining arrangements, appeal processes and damages actions. The Guide is a collective effort among leading competition lawyers and is now in its twelfth edition. This is not the first time that Mamo TCV has been chosen to contribute to similar publications, confirming the firm's expertise in antitrust law. Naturally, the Guide is not intended…
Annalies Muscat
5th November 2018
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International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2019 Antitrust, Competition and Trade

International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2019

 Mamo TCV has been featured in the Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guide to Cartels & Leniency. The guide covers issues in cartels and leniency laws and regulations in 27 jurisdictions, covering areas such as the legislative framework, investigative powers, sanctions, leniency, whistle-blowing procedures, plea bargaining arrangements, appeal processes and damages actions. The Guide is a collective effort among leading competition lawyers and is now in its twelfth edition. This is not the first time that Mamo TCV has been chosen to contribute to similar publications, confirming the firm's expertise in antitrust law. Naturally, the Guide is not intended…
Annalies Muscat
5th November 2018
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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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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