Insurance update: The Nature and Art of Financial Supervision (Volume IX)
The 1st February 2024 marked the publication by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSAs”) of its 9th volume from its series on ‘The Nature and Art of Financial Supervision’.
Sustainable Finance- Whats in store for 2024
Now that the Christmas turkey has been consumed and digested, and the leftover chocolate logs have been reduced to their very last slice, the time is ripe to turn our attention (however begrudgingly!) to the year ahead.
Changing the terms of a credit agreement and forbearance policies and measures new obligations on lenders in consumer and residential property credit agreements
Amendments to the Consumer Credit Regulations, S.L. 378.12 (the “Consumer Credit Regulations”) and to the Credit Agreements for Consumers Relating to Residential Immovable Property,
Dyson loses a lengthy legal battle against the European Commission
On 11th January 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) dismissed the action for compensation of damages of €176.1 million brought by Dyson.
Malta launches preliminary market consultation on Floating Solar Farms
On the 31st January 2024, the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, launched a Preliminary Market Consultation (“PMC”) to assess market appetite for the development of floating solar technology projects, including photovoltaic farms within the territorial sea of the Maltese Islands.[1] This forms part of the Maltese Government’s strategy …
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The European Commission publishes its report highlighting active competition enforcement in the pharma sector
On 26 January 2024, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its report (the “Report”),
CSP Rulebook Update
On the 23rd of January 2024, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) released a circular,
AG Szpunar opines on the procedural limitations to the Single Economic Entity Doctrine
On 11 January 2024, in ‘AB Volvo v Transsaqui SL’, AG Szpunar handed down his opinion (“AG Szpunar’s Opinion”) on the applicability (or rather the lack thereof) of the single economic entity doctrine in relation to procedural matters.
From Intern to Advocate: Meet Chris Grech
Chris Grech started his journey with Ganado Advocates as an Intern in the summer of 2018 as part of Ganado Advocates’ summer internship programme.
ESMA Consults on the ‘Classification of Crypto-Assets as Financial Instruments’ and ‘Reverse Solicitation’ under MiCA
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published two consultation papers on two important aspects under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), namely: