Our firm at a glance Ganado Advocates is a leading commercial law firm predominantly servicing international clients doing business through Malta. Learn more Shipping Law Course Ganado Advicates is organising a shipping law course during the months of November and December. Click here Say hello to Ganado Meets From tech to finance, all the way to shipping and employment, lawyers of Ganado Advocates meet sector leaders to discuss topics of interest on Malta’s first law-based podcast, Ganado Meets. Click here Our insights on sustainability We aim to push for a more sustainable economy. We believe the need is not only to understand the nature of sustainability in today’s financial context, but to implement it in our corporate behaviour. Learn more Insights Events November 28, 2022 Webinar: Acting in the clients’ best interest: a balancing game Acting in the clients’ best interest: a balancing game 6th December 2022 at 1130 hrs The Client’s best interest... News & events November 25, 2022 New market abuse Q&As Publications November 24, 2022 COVID-19 Pandemic Not a Lawful Excuse for justifying Contumacy The First Hall Civil Court (the “Court”) presided by Mr Justice Neville Camilleri on the 6 July 2022, in... Events November 22, 2022 Rosette Aquilina to participate in Society Education’s conference on Maltese company law Publications November 21, 2022 Listen: Banking insights – trends, challenges and expectations In the latest episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance’ podcast, Catherine Formosa Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates, speaks with Joyce Grech,... News & events November 18, 2022 ESAs publish Q&As on the interpretation of the SFDR RTS and their potential impact on the current disclosures More insights Featured publications While the Court of Appeal agreed with most of the findings of the Court of Magistrates, it had a diverging opinion on whether unjustifiably giving low ratings on a public forum amounted to an ‘honest opinion’ as per Article 4(2) of the Media and Defamation Act. Article: Impulsive online reviews, can come at a (legal) cost Nigel Micallef | Litigation & dispute resolution | Whilst not an everyday occurrence, finding a wreck at sea sets off a specific process and creates several legal obligations, primarily regulated by the Merchant Shipping Act and the Wreck Removal Convention Regulations. Article: Wrecks – Certain Obligations & Legal Duties Jan Rossi | Shipping & yachting | Shifting our focus away from the SFDR, many matters of interest for the (re)insurance industry have been brewing under the radar for a number of weeks and months. Article: ESG related developments in the insurance space Luke Hili | Insurance & reinsurance | Despite there being an obligation to accept banknotes and coins denominated in euro for payment purposes, it is not necessary to impose an absolute obligation to accept those banknotes as a means of payment in cash. Article: “Can I pay in cash?” CJEU delivers a judgement on the right to pay in cash James Debono | Banking & finance | If Bill 233 is enacted in its current form, CSPs servicing multiple companies may need to appropriately rejig their systems to ensure effective compliance with the new requirements. Article: Bill 233 proposes a number of amendments to Companies Act Annalise Papa | Corporate |
Events November 28, 2022 Webinar: Acting in the clients’ best interest: a balancing game Acting in the clients’ best interest: a balancing game 6th December 2022 at 1130 hrs The Client’s best interest...
Publications November 24, 2022 COVID-19 Pandemic Not a Lawful Excuse for justifying Contumacy The First Hall Civil Court (the “Court”) presided by Mr Justice Neville Camilleri on the 6 July 2022, in...
Events November 22, 2022 Rosette Aquilina to participate in Society Education’s conference on Maltese company law
Publications November 21, 2022 Listen: Banking insights – trends, challenges and expectations In the latest episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Finance’ podcast, Catherine Formosa Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates, speaks with Joyce Grech,...
News & events November 18, 2022 ESAs publish Q&As on the interpretation of the SFDR RTS and their potential impact on the current disclosures
While the Court of Appeal agreed with most of the findings of the Court of Magistrates, it had a diverging opinion on whether unjustifiably giving low ratings on a public forum amounted to an ‘honest opinion’ as per Article 4(2) of the Media and Defamation Act. Article: Impulsive online reviews, can come at a (legal) cost Nigel Micallef | Litigation & dispute resolution |
Whilst not an everyday occurrence, finding a wreck at sea sets off a specific process and creates several legal obligations, primarily regulated by the Merchant Shipping Act and the Wreck Removal Convention Regulations. Article: Wrecks – Certain Obligations & Legal Duties Jan Rossi | Shipping & yachting |
Shifting our focus away from the SFDR, many matters of interest for the (re)insurance industry have been brewing under the radar for a number of weeks and months. Article: ESG related developments in the insurance space Luke Hili | Insurance & reinsurance |
Despite there being an obligation to accept banknotes and coins denominated in euro for payment purposes, it is not necessary to impose an absolute obligation to accept those banknotes as a means of payment in cash. Article: “Can I pay in cash?” CJEU delivers a judgement on the right to pay in cash James Debono | Banking & finance |
If Bill 233 is enacted in its current form, CSPs servicing multiple companies may need to appropriately rejig their systems to ensure effective compliance with the new requirements. Article: Bill 233 proposes a number of amendments to Companies Act Annalise Papa | Corporate |