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Mandatory Enrolment or Listing of all Voluntary Organisations in Malta Trusts, Foundations and Wealth Management

Mandatory Enrolment or Listing of all Voluntary Organisations in Malta

This article was written by Dorita Cardona and Joshua ChircopRecent amendments to the Voluntary Organisations Act in Malta have introduced new provisions requiring foundations, trusts, associations and other organisations which qualify as Voluntary Organisations to mandatorily enrol or enlist as Voluntary Organisations with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations.The Commissioner has announced that all Voluntary Organisations are required to bring themselves in line with the Act by the 30th June 2019.The Administrators of Voluntary Organisations who fail to enrol or enlist by the deadline shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not…
Dorita Cardona
22nd May 2019
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MamoTCV contributes to the 7th Edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review Legal Updates

MamoTCV contributes to the 7th Edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review

MamoTCV has contributed to the 7th Edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review which was published in April 2019. This review has been edited by Peter Rogan (Ince Gordon Dadds LLP) and provides an overview of the legal and regulatory regime for (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries in 30 jurisdictions.The publication provides guidance on legal and market developments in each jurisdiction aiding comparative analysis. The publication encourages a business-focused approach in comparison to standard legal guides.MamoTCV's contribution to the Malta chapter can be read or downloaded here.Disclaimer This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should…
MamoTCV Advocates
16th May 2019
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Commission accepts commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard on inter-regional interchange fees Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Commission accepts commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard on inter-regional interchange fees

Following the feedback sought by the European Commission (the 'Commission') regarding the commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard further to the Statement of Objections issued by the Commission regarding the competition concerns raised by inter-regional interchange fees ('inter-regional MIFs') for payment transactions, the Commission has accepted the commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard (read more here).These commitments shall be applicable for a period of five years and six months and shall concern inter-regional MIFs applied to payment transactions made using Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron, and V-PAY credit and debit card brands.The accepted commitments and more information about these cases…
Laura Spiteri
10th May 2019
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Maltese Court of Appeal decides that Industrial Tribunal cannot award compensation for the way in which dismissal took place if the dismissal is found to be fair. Legal Updates

Maltese Court of Appeal decides that Industrial Tribunal cannot award compensation for the way in which dismissal took place if the dismissal is found to be fair.

 In the case of Lucianne Lia vs Borg & Aquilina Ltd, the Maltese Industrial Tribunal (the 'Tribunal') had decided that whilst the dismissal had taken place for a justified reason at law, the employer had failed to properly warn the employee prior to said dismissal and for this reason, had awarded the employee the sum of €1,000. The defendant company appealed from this decision arguing that the law only gave power to the Tribunal to give compensation when the dismissal was found to be unfair.The Court of Appeal, in a decision dated 30th April 2019, noted that the employee had…
MamoTCV Advocates
7th May 2019
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Mamo TCV Senior Partner Prof. Andrew Muscat publishes second edition of his “Principles of Maltese Company Law”. Corporate and M&ANews

Mamo TCV Senior Partner Prof. Andrew Muscat publishes second edition of his “Principles of Maltese Company Law”.

The much-awaited second edition of Prof. Andrew Muscat's "Principles of Company Law" - regarded as the go-to textbook for academics and practitioners, among others - has been published.This comprehensive and authoritative treatise offers an in-depth account of the fundamental principles of company law. The book blends theory with practice and is the end product of extensive academic research conducted in this field of law combined with the author's years of experience as a corporate lawyer. This second edition of Prof. Muscat's work again focuses on the main principles of Maltese company law and has been meticulously updated and revised to include…
MamoTCV Advocates
3rd May 2019
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Human Rights Update – A1-P1 cases decided in March 2019 Legal Updates

Human Rights Update – A1-P1 cases decided in March 2019

The European Court of Human Rights (the "ECtHR") has decided the following Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 ("A1-P1") cases during the month of March 2019: Arnaboldi v. Italy (appl. no. 43422/07) – the ECtHR declared a breach of A1-P1 in a case where the owner of a property in Livorno, Italy, was directed by the Italian courts to bring his action for compensation exclusively against an insolvent company. This company conducted the expropriation on behalf of the Italian government.Yavas and others v. Turkey (appl. no. 36366/06) – the ECtHR declared that a private pension fund set up to cover…
MamoTCV Advocates
30th April 2019