The duties of directors are inherently complex. The complexity surrounding directors’ can be attributed to three interconnected reasons. First, the duties of directors are contained in several laws, including: (i) the Companies Act, which sets out the general duties...
On the 12th of January 2023, a preliminary ruling in the proceedings of RW v Österreichische Post AG, was pronounced by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the right of access of the data subject to his data, as laid down in Article 15 of the...
On the 25th of January 2023 the Court of Appeal in its inferior jurisdiction confirmed a decision of the Data Protection Appeals Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) which had concluded that the five year residency requirement to be considered an “eligible person” under the...
Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal is proud to announce that it has recently joined the international alliance – The German Professional Services Alliance (GPSA). GPSA is an alliance of professional service firms in the areas of legal advice, tax advice, business process...
Law firm Partner Dr Tonio Fenech, will be moderating an online CPD seminar event organized by STEP Malta entitled “The Settlor may wish anything, but the Trustee must decide in the interests of the beneficiaries” on the 17th November 2022. The Webinar will address...
A merchant vessel both at the time that is being registered as a Maltese ship and during the period of its registration under the Malta flag must be classed with a classification society authorised to issue statutory certificates on behalf of the Government of Malta....
The Law Firm shall be participating in this year’s TAG Alliances Fall 2022 International Conference in Dublin between the 19th and the 21st of October 2022. Partners Dr. Christian Farrugia and Dr. Denia Ellul will be representing the Firm at the conference and will be...
Firm Partner, Dr Tonio Fenech, is attending the STEP Malta Conference 2022, titled “The evolution of fiduciary services: Keeping trusts relevant for the future” on the 06th and 07th October 2022. This international two day conference will cover informative topics for...
In recent decades, the need to promote a work-life balance and enact the necessary policies to promote and enforce same, has been predominant. The Work Life Balance Directive imposed a time limit on member states to implement the necessary rules, with the minimum...
How the EU Courts address problems of interpretation arising from such inconsistencies To date, there are a total of twenty four languages which the European Union considers to be official languages, making the legal framework of the European Union inherently...
Access to minors refers to the right of the parent with whom the child is not residing, to spend time with the child, as well as the right of the child to spend time with aren’t with whom the child doe not reside. Up until recently, the term access was exclusively...
The European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be crucial to the European economy. The European Commission in collaboration with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) are once again organising a significant number of...
