Publications November 17, 2020 The enforcement of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation with regards to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials in light of COVID-19 Restrictions. One of the principal purposes of the European Union Regulation 1257/2013 on ship recycling (the “Regulation”) which came into...
Publications June 2, 2020 Update your workplace risk assessment and address the new hidden hazard On 25 May 2020, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU- OHSA) published non-binding guidelines with...
Publications May 11, 2020 The FIAU issues a guidance note in view of COVID-19 On 7th May 2020, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the “FIAU”) issued a guidance note, titled ‘COVID-19: Remaining Vigilant...
Publications May 8, 2020 How COVID-19 has unmasked the importance of the social contract and mutual trust This article was first published on Lovin Malta on 3rd May 2020. One of the first things we learn...
Publications May 8, 2020 ESMA issues public statement on the risks for retail Investors during the COVID-19 crisis The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) just published a statement given the increase in trading activity involving retail clients...
Publications April 22, 2020 MFSA issues circular to credit institutions and foreign branches outlining COVID-19 measures on timing of supervisory reporting On 15 April 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) issued a Circular to all Maltese credit institutions and foreign...
Publications April 17, 2020 Preventing Insider Offences in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic Further to a circular published last month, the MFSA has published a new circular addressed to entities listed on the MSE Main Market...
Publications April 16, 2020 COVID-19 and the dividends dilemma As the COVID-19 virus continues to dominate our lives, we are coming across more and more headlines like these:...
Publications April 14, 2020 EBA guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria on loan payments applied in the light of the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered several response measures across the globe, which consequently ripple into considerable economic stress, particularly...
Publications March 30, 2020 COVID-19 and the Conduct of Public Procurement in Malta Hot on the heels of the orders issued by the Superintendent of Public Health on 13 March 2020 which...
Publications March 24, 2020 COVID-19: The effects on the insurance industry and how to flatten the curve The world is certainly going through turbulent times. This article is being penned whilst the author is under mandatory...
Publications March 23, 2020 Could COVID-19 trigger a ‘force majeure’ event under a Maltese law governed contract? On 11 March 2020, the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 has been declared by the Director-General of the...