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News & events March 15, 2024 Regulatory Round-Up: Examining Recent updates in respect of MiCAR Maltese Parliament debating amendments to the VFA Act Bill No. 88, Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) is...
Publications March 14, 2024 A creditor’s obligation to assess the creditworthiness of a consumer In examining the case of Nárokuj s.r.o. v EC Financial Services, a.s (C-755/22), the Court of Justice of the...
Publications March 7, 2024 Liability for data breaches and the recognition of non-material damage under the GDPR On December 14, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a landmark judgment, following the...
In Malta, PCC legislation allows for the setting-up of captive insurance cells, which prove to be an attractive option for prospective owners of small to medium-sized captives, allowing prospective owners of a captive the possibility of acquiring a dedicated space on an already active insurance platform. Article: Captive Insurance – A Tool for ESG Strategy? Nico Fauser | Insurance |
The Directive seeks to achieve gender equality amongst board members of listed entities whilst fostering gender-balanced decision-making within companies at all levels, as well as closing the gender pay gap. Article: Proposal for an EU Directive on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures Tara Cann Navarro | Capital Markets |
The European Convention on Human Rights, the EU Charter of Fundamental Human Rights and Malta’s Constitution enshrine the notion of a right to private life while also creating room for such a right to be limited in circumstances. Article: Privacy and Public Interest – Who has a right to know? Philip Mifsud | Data protection & privacy |
The aim of EU Directive 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks is to encourage Member States to implement measures that enable the early detection of financial difficulties to avoid insolvency altogether, failing which, there could be a smoother transition into insolvent liquidation Article: “Early warning signs of insolvency” – The new pre-insolvency restructuring bill George Bugeja | Restructuring & insolvency |