Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal is pleased to announce that, following an agreement reached with the partners, Dr Damien Fiott has been appointed as a senior consultant to the firm. Dr Fiott shall continue to focus on tax matters. The appointment is effective from the 1st...
Partner Christian Farrugia has been invited to address a three day event in South Africa, organized in conjunction with Belair and John Huber & Associates, which will focus on the theme “Moving to Malta”. Dr Farrugia shall be providing an overview of...
Dr Tonio Fenech, co-managing partner of the firm, shall be attending the IBA Conference in Boston between the 6th and the 11th October 2013. Tonio will be attending a number of sessions and work-shops on aviation, shipping, M&A transactions, tax and investment...
As Cyprus battles with a collapsed banking system, fellow Med-island state Malta is pushing for investment. An article that featured on the The Gulf Business website on Monday 5th August, eyes Stronger ties with the GCC. Link to article for more information:...
An article that featured on the The Malta Independent on Saturday 24th August, places Malta 3rd in the best 25 cities to live in. Link to article for more information: www.independent.com.mt
“Act III of 2013, the Budget Measures Implementation Act for the year, made fairly extensive amendments to the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act 1. Important provisions have also been introduced by Subsidiary Legislation no 123.140, which although made under...
On 12 December 2012, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EC) 1215/2012 (?Recast Regulation?) which replaces Regulation (EC) 44/2001 (?Brussels I Regulation?) on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and...
‘The European Commission is drafting ambitious plans to scrap mobile telephone roaming charges and to seize greater control over the radio frequency spectrum before the EU Parliament mandate ends next year, in a proposal that is likely to pitch Brussels against...
In June 2013, the Maltese Government launched the latest residence scheme ? the Global Residence Programme – a residency and tax programme which provides favourable tax incentives for non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss Nationals seeking an alternative residence base...
On the 12th July 2013 one of the firm?s partners, Dr Christian Farrugia, attended a workshop organized by the Malta Financial Services Authority on the subject ?Forward Looking Assessment of the Undertaking?s Own Risks (based on ORSA principles). The workshop focused...
“A new residence programme for foreigners (non-EU) was launched this morning, replacing the foreign residents’ scheme which was controversially suspended in 2011.” For more information please visit www.timesofmalta.com