GVZH’s newest venture: Ewropa Consultancy Services Limited, approved as a Registered Service Provision
GVZH’s newest venture: Ewropa Consultancy Services Limited, has just been approved as a registered Service Provider under the Consultancy Services Grant Scheme pursuant to the Expression of Interest for Service Providers issued by the Measures and Support Division.
Competition law: Cooperation or Collusion? Time for the EU Commission to Revisit the Horizontal Bloc
On 6 November 2019, the EU Commission launched a public consultation on the two so-called Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations. This consultation will run until 12 February 2020, so any feedback needs to be submitted to the Commission by midnight of the 12th February 2020.
Updates to Maltese Data Protection Law
The last quarter of 2019 brought a number of changes to our data protection legislation.
Malta Gaming Authority publishes Guidance Document on Brexit Impact
The Malta Gaming Authority (“MGA”) has published a guidance note (“Guidelines”) laying out the impact that the United Kingdom’s (“UK”) exit from the European Union (“EU”) will have on regulatory affairs within the remit of the MGA. These Guidelines apply to entities established in Malta and operating in the UK, with a UK licence but …
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Data Protection Implications of a Bring Your Own Device Policy
BYOD is an acronym for ‘bring your own device’ and refers to a policy which an employer may implement to regulate the use of personal devices for work-related purposes at the workplace. Such a policy would regulate how employees access privileged company information and software on their personal devices, which devices would be connected to …
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Redemption of Government-owned Land held under a Title of Revisable Perpetual Emphyteusis
On 27th August, Legal Notice 216 of 2019 was published, which grants any person who holds a property of the Government or of the Lands Authority, under a title of revisable perpetual emphyteusis, the right to request the Authority to redeem that property at any time.
PSD2 Implemented into Maltese Law: What now?
On the 2nd August 2019, Bill 89 of 2019, entitled “Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019” was published in the Government Gazette to become Act XXVI of 2019. This law will effectively amend the Banking Act (Chapter 371 of the Laws of Malta) and Financial Institutions Act (Chapter 376 of the Laws of Malta), …
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Consolidated Group (Income Tax) Rules, 2019
On 31 May 2019, Malta published the “Consolidated Group (Income Tax) Rules". The rules will come into force as from year of assessment 2020 and the rules introduce the concept of fiscal units into Maltese tax law.
Up for a gig? The risks of worker misclassification in the “gig economy”
Author: Dr. Ann Bubeja Several “gig economy” business models have sprung up in Malta over the past few years. Cab-hailing services, outsourcing platforms and courier delivery services, to name a few, have adopted the model of engaging with independent contractors for engagements, rather than undertake the orthodox, and admittedly more bureaucratic, route of hiring employees …
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Pharma no longer under the Competition radar
Author: Dr. Gayle Kimberley The use of competition law to regulate the pharmaceutical industry is beginning to see a new impetus. While traditionally competition authorities struggled to use competition law to address the pharmaceutical sector’s practices, EU legislators have given a clear political signal that something needs to be done to address anti-competitive practices of …
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