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Welcoming 2026 Summer Interns at Mamo TCV

The Firm’s Managing Partner, Dr Joe Borg Bartolo, together with Dr Christine Calleja, partner of Employment and Industrial Relations, welcomed the interns joining this year’s summer internship programme. The programme offers university law students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the Firm’s various practice areas, providing valuable insight into the legal profession.

Mamo TCV Advocates26th June 2026

Real Estate & Construction

Legal Update | New Tourism Accommodation Regulations (S.L. 409.24): A Guide for Short-Let Property Owners in Malta

The local market for short-let rented accommodation has grown rapidly over the past decade, with non-collective accommodation, including short-let apartments, houses and villas, increasing its share of inbound tourist accommodation. However, whilst this growth has brought about economic opportunity, it has also raised concerns around community impact, housing affordability, waste management, noise, enforcement and the quality of the visitor experience. The legal regime governing tourism accommodation did not fully address the specific challenges arising from the rapid growth of short-let platforms and was fragmented across multiple instruments, namely the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act (Cap. 409), the Tourism Accommodation…

Veronica Grixti and Clarice Debono19th June 2026

Capital Markets

MFSA Circular on Amendments to the Prospectus Regulation and Market Abuse Regulation under the EU Listing Act

On 19 June 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) issued a circular drawing stakeholders’ attention to key amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, the Prospectus Regulation, and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”), introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 as part of the EU Listing Act package. The EU Listing Act is intended to make EU public capital markets more attractive and accessible, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, by reducing administrative burdens, compliance costs and regulatory complexity. The amendments highlighted by the MFSA apply as from 5 June 2026. A key change concerns the prospectus exemption threshold,…

Mamo TCV Advocates19th June 2026

Capital Markets

Mamo TCV Advocates at the MSE Ringing of the Bell Event

On Wednesday 17th of June 2026, the Malta Stock Exchange hosted the ‘Ringing of the Bell’ ceremony to mark the listing of Challenge Aviation p.l.c. (the “Issuer”) €30 million 5.75% secured Bonds 2032 on the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange (the “Listing”). The Listing represents a significant milestone for both the Challenge Group and Malta’s aviation sector, being the first secured bond issue backed by aircraft. Mr. Simon Zammit, Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Stock Exchange, expressed his best wishes to the Issuer on the successful commencement of trading. Mr. Yossi Shoukroun, Independent Non-Executive Director of the…

Mamo TCV Advocates19th June 2026

Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Consumer Law Update: New ‘Right to Withdraw’ Function Requirements Now in Force in Malta

On 19th June 2026, the Consumer Rights (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (hereinafter the “Amendments”), entered into force in Malta, transposing Directive 2023/2673 into Maltese law and introducing new requirements for distance contracts concluded by means of an online interface. These Amendments build on and amend the existing legal framework (the Consumer Rights Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 378.17), which already provides consumers with a 14-day right of withdrawal in distance and off-premises contracts. The Amendments introduce a new requirement (by virtue of regulation 13A) for contracts concluded through online interfaces, by means of which traders shall ensure that consumers may withdraw from the…

Nicole Bonett19th June 2026

Corporate and M&A Litigation & Dispute Resolution

What happens to Directors and Shareholders After a Winding up Order is Issued?

This article is part of a series exploring court actions available under the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta). Each article gives a practical overview of a specific legal remedy or procedure involving court supervision; outlining when it applies, the steps required, and the purpose behind it. It is intended as a useful reference point rather than an in-depth academic analysis. Once a court issues a winding up order, the company enters into official liquidation, and control of the company is transferred away from its directors and shareholders. The court will appoint a liquidator, usually the Official…

Kristen Camilleri and Jonathan Abela Fiorentino17th June 2026