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Malta Business Registry Issues Notice Regarding Memoranda and Articles of Association Antitrust, Competition and TradeCorporate and M&ARegulatory Compliance

Malta Business Registry Issues Notice Regarding Memoranda and Articles of Association

On the 29thJuly, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) issued a notice advising that any memoranda and articles of association being filed with the Registrar of Companies, whether in the course of an incorporation of a new company or as an amendment to memoranda and articles of association of companies already registered, need to be amended in order to refer to certain notification obligations which Maltese companies may be subject to. The required amendment relates to the objects clause of a company’s memorandum and articles of association and the proviso which is generally included which provides that the objects for which…
Mamo TCV Advocates
30th July 2024
Mamo TCV Advocates - Act No XVIII of 2024 seeks to address certain issues in the provisions of the Companies Act
An Overview of the Recent Amendments to the Companies Act Corporate and M&A

An Overview of the Recent Amendments to the Companies Act

On 15th April 2024, Bill No. 96 titled the ‘Companies (Amendment) Bill’ was presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects for its first reading. The Bill was subsequently passed as Act No. XVIII of 2024 (the ‘Act’) on the 17th May 2024. The Act specifically seeks to clarify certain provisions related to inter alia the reduction of companies’ issued share capital and share cancellation following a share buy-back, the requisition of general meetings by shareholders and to improve the quality of reporting standards to the Registrar of Companies (the ‘Registrar’). The aim of this…
Neeraj Bharwani, Nicole Portelli and Michael Psaila
30th May 2024
New Insolvency Bills Proposed in Parliament
New Insolvency Bills Proposed in Parliament Corporate and M&ALegal Updates

New Insolvency Bills Proposed in Parliament

Three bills are being read in Parliament proposing new insolvency-related legislation and amendments: The Pre-Insolvency Bill; The Insolvency Practitioners Bill; and The Commercial Code (Amendment) Bill. The Pre-Insolvency Bill is being proposed to partially transpose EU Directive 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks, on discharge of debt and disqualifications, and on measures to increase the efficiency of procedures concerning restructuring, insolvency and discharge of debt, which amends Directive 2017/1132. This proposed legislation provides for an updated legal framework in which emphasis is placed on early warning signs of insolvency and restructuring procedures directed at avoiding insolvency, as opposed to legislation regulating…
Mamo TCV Advocates
25th October 2022
Malta Business Registry issues advice on adequate electronic mail address Company LawLegal Updates

Malta Business Registry issues advice on adequate electronic mail address

On the 6th July, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) issued a circular advising all companies registered in Malta to provide it with an adequate electronic mail address in terms of the legal requirement emanating from Act LX of 2021 by not later than 30th September, 2022. In addition to it being a legal requirement, providing an electronic mail address ensures the timely service of correspondence to company officers. Moreover, shifting to electronic communication is one of the MBR’s intiatives towards limiting paper-format correspondence as part of local and EU-wide measures related with the European Green Deal. In order to fully…
MamoTCV Advocates
6th July 2022