Following the judgment Galea Waldemar David vs University of Malta (Appeal no. 35/2018), delivered by the Court of Appeal on the 25th of January 2019, the jurisdiction of the Industrial Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) was put under scrutiny. In brief, the University...
The European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be crucial to the European economy. They represent over 99% of all European enterprises and provide 67% of total employment in Europe. Innovation plays a key role in the EU SMEs’...
With the plethora of mitigating measures implemented and recommended by the health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19, many businesses were compelled to shift their workforce to operate remotely from the safety of their own homes. With this transition in mind,...
The Merchant Shipping Directorate within the Authority for Transport in Malta (the ‘Directorate’), has recently issued the revised Commercial Yacht Code 2020 (the ‘CYC 2020’) which succeeds the former Commercial Yacht Code 2015 (the ‘CYC 2015’). The feedback received...
It has definitely been a challenging year for many industries around the world, however Malta’s maritime industry is experiencing exciting times both from a results perspective as well as in the light of a number of regulatory changes which will better serve the needs...
Article 214 (2) (b) (iii) of the Companies Act, Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta empowers the Maltese Courts ordering the dissolution of a company where the Court “is of the opinion that there are grounds of sufficient gravity to warrant the dissolution and consequent...
Article 325 of the Companies Act, Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta, vests the Registrar of Companies with the prerogative to strike a company off the register where he has reasonable cause to believe that a company has ceased to carrying on its business or is not in...
The Maltese Shipping Registry, has qualified into the 17th place in the prestigious Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control ( Paris MoU ), whilst also retaining its place as Europe’s top registry and the sixth best registry in the world. The Paris MoU...
Article 2 (2) (c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that it does not apply to the processing of personal data “by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity”. In a judgement before the Court of First Instance of...
On the 13th May 2020, the European Commission presented a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, while respecting necessary health precautions. The package includes a...
Air travel has been one of the hardest-hit industries due to the devasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst countries around the world have closed their borders and are on lock-down, this has caused a significant decline in air travel with airlines grounding...
Due to the exceptional circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unexpected surge in online shopping by consumers as opposed to in-store shopping. In order to safeguard their health and mitigate the spread of the virus, people are avoiding...
