Financial Conduct Authority acts to provoke payment firms to improve the protection of customer funds.
In a drive to strengthen consumer protection from risks arising from insufficient control and oversight of payments made through payment firms,
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act – Employees will have more influence over where, when and how they work
Employees will have the right to request flexibility over important aspects of their working time now that the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill has passed into law and awaits Royal Assent.
Be prepared for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022 or risk an unlimited fine or worse.
New Law to prevent fraud, false accounting or money laundering The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022 that is currently travelling through Parliament signals a new appetite on the part of the government to make a concentrated effort to crack down on misconduct in organisations and businesses by introducing a powerful new game-changing legal …
Artificial Intelligence and the rise of Investment Fraud
Financial fraud is the largest section of all crime and accounts for 40% of all crime. The Government proposes to invest £100 million and will create a National Fraud Squad (NFS) of 400 specialist investigators.
A company in financial difficulties has a far better chance of survival if the advice of an insolvency lawyer
The news that Wilko is going into administration has shocked the retail sector. The family run business was founded in 1930 as Wilkinson’s by J.K. Wilkinson is now in the position of reducing the numbers of its retail premises, down from the 400 retail units it previously boasted of.
The General Court sheds light on the notion of ‘Detriment to a Trademark’s Reputation’
Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union Trademark (the “EU Trademark Regulation”) provides that claims based on a trademark with a reputation can in principle be made irrespective of whether the goods or services covered by the contested trademark application are dissimilar to those for which the earlier,
Let’s stop taking the maritime industry for granted
The facts and figures relating to how much the maritime industry contributes to the Maltese economy have been referenced countless times and they are substantial.
EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: A Bold Step Towards Responsible Business Practices
On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted the European Commission’s final proposal (COM/2022/71 final) on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the CSDDD).
DORA: the MFSA’s expectations in terms of minimum preparations
The target date of 17 January 2025 has by now become synonymous with compliance by financial firms with Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector (“DORA” and the “Amending Directive”).
The Supreme Court’s ruling restricting the State’s right to deprive foreign workers’ of their deposit – an important decision protecting all Employees’ pensions
Israel fell into turmoil last month, amongst other reasons, due to a Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the deposit contributed by employers of foreign nationals working in Israel.