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Offices Closure Notice – Public Holiday
Please note that Tuesday 19th March is a Public Holiday and our offices will therefore be closed on these particular days. We would ask you to kindly copy any urgent enquiries to [email protected].
Hiring Of A Pleasure Boat In Malta
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 08th March 2024Maritime Unit Following the recent guidelines issued by Malta Tax & Customs Administration (MTCA), for the application of the reduced 12% VAT rate applicable on...
Court of Appeal Denies Bank of Valletta’s Claim For Debt Due
Author: Dr Ramona GaleaPublished: 08th March 2024Litigation Unit Bank of Valletta p.l.c (C 2833) v Renald Camilleri – decided by the Court of Appeal on the 5th March 2024 Last Tuesday, the Court of Appeal has decided...
New Online Reporting Option For Marine Accidents And Incidents
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 07th March 2024Maritime Unit In compliance with the Merchant Shipping (Accident and Incident Safety Investigations) regulations of 2011, the Maltese maritime authorities have...
Commercial Court Appoints Liquidator For Voluntary Dissolution In Omnidea AB v Pegion Operations Limited
Author: Dr Ramona GaleaPublished: 06th March 2024Litigation Unit On the 24th of January 2024, the Commercial Court presided by the Hon. Judge Ian Spiteri Bailey decided the above quoted case, by appointing a...
Understanding The New EU Minimum Tax Directive
Published: 01th March 2024Corporate & Commercial Unit On the 20th February 2024, the European Union Global Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinational Enterprise Groups and Large-Scale Domestic Groups Regulations,...
FFF Legal Attending The Opportunities In Business Jets And Superyachts Conferences
FFF Legal will be once again attending the Opportunities in Business Jets and Superyachts Conferences, being held in Malta between the 13th - 14th of March. Both conferences are organised by the leading conference...
Welcoming The Honourable President Of The European Parliament
On the 19th February 2024, Dr Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament attended the Firm’s head offices in Birkirkara as part of a visit organised by the firm together with ARQ Group and Capstone...
Understanding The Application Of The 12% VAT Rate For Pleasure Boats
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 02nd February 2024Maritime Unit Following the issuance of a Legal Notice at the end of 2023, Malta's Vat regulations on the hiring of pleasure boats have recently been tweaked...
The Malta Flag Demonstrates Strong Maritime Performance In 2023/2024
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 24th January 2024Maritime Unit Malta has once again demonstrated positive performance across all criteria assessed in the 2023/2024 Flag State Performance Table, as issued by the...
Court of Appeal Rules Against Plaintiff in IT Contract Dispute
Author: Dr Damien Degiorgio and Dr Ramona GaleaPublished: 19th January 2024Litigation Unit James L. Hawkins V. Seasus Limited (C29821) (269/2015/1 LM)-Court of Appeal (superior jurisdiction) decided on the...
Malta Flag – Heightened Security Concerns in the Red Sea
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 17th January 2024Maritime Unit In response to the intensifying security situation in the Red Sea area, the Malta Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued a Merchant Shipping Notice,...
Renewal Of Shipping Insurance Blue Cards
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 04th Janaury 2024Maritime Unit On the 20th of February 2024, the following annual Certificates ( as applicable ) will expire for most of the merchant vessels:- Certificate of...
Festive Season Offices Closure Notice
Our offices may operate with reduced resources, on certain days during the Christmas period, between the 22nd December and the 01st January. We will continue monitoring email traffic during this time, despite this...
FFF Legal At The Annual Company Law Conference 2023
On the 22nd November 2023, Dr Madeleine Gauci & Dr Manfred Galdes attended the Annual Company Law Conference, entitled ‘Maltese Company Law – New Perspective, New Laws, New Challenges’. The highly anticipated...
A Strategic Vision For The Superyacht Industry
Author: Mr. Joseph FenechPublished: 22nd November 2023Maritime Unit As the Yachting continues to grow, both in numbers and also in reputation, the Maltese Government has released a strategic vision document for the...
2023 Internal Off-Site Workshop
On the 20th November 2023 our Law Firm held its annual off-site workshop for all its professional and administrative team members, at the The Brewhouse in Imriehel. Following a number of interesting presentations, the...
The Malta Budget 2024 Highlights – Impact On The Real Estate Market
Author: Dr Ramona GaleaPublished: 1st November 2023Real Estate Unit The Malta Budget 2024 was presented to Parliament by the Minister for Finance and Employment on the 30th October 2023. In his budget speech the...
Reduction Of Vat Rate On Short-Term Yacht Charters
A legal notice was recently issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta to transpose paragraph 5 of Article 105a of Council Directive 2006/112EC on the common system of value added tax, as subsequently amended. L.N.231...
FFF Legal At The TAG Alliances 2023 International Conference
Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal proudly sponsored and participated in this year’s TAG Alliances (TAGLaw, TIAG, TAG-SP) Fall 2023 International Conference, held in the majestic city of Rome between the 18th and 20th of...
SiGMA Podcast – Malta’s AML Evolution
Law firm Partner, Dr Manfred Galdes, has been invited to participate in a podcast hosted by SiGMA World, on the development of Anti-Money Laundering policies in Malta. The conversation addresses the impact of the FATF...
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Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal is a long-established business law firm with offices in Valletta and B’Kara. It provides legal services in several practice areas, including Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions,...
New Regulations On Non-EU Employment
The Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela recently announced that, in an effort at improving the standards of agencies which bring third party nationals to work in Malta, new regulations will soon be introduced. This...
Malta Flag – Commercial Yachts Manning Guidelines
The Maltese Merchant Shipping Directorate (the "Directorate") has issued a Commercial Yachting Notice, to remind all the stakeholders that in accordance with Section 17 of the Malta Commercial Yacht Code (CYC), all...
FFF Legal Contribution To The 2023 Real Estate Comparative Guide By Chambers & Partners
A report by Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal providing expert analysis on key areas of Maltese law, practice and regulation in the booming real estate segment of the island’s economy appears in the Chambers Global Practice...