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 Continuous Professional Development Ganado Advocates is organising an online training programme that qualifies as structured CPD training. 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 Insights Publications August 9, 2022 Unauthorised streaming of Italian football league – first division matches to be unlawful The First Hall Civil Court presided by Mr Justice Ian Spiteri Bailey on June 27, 2022, in the case... Publications August 9, 2022 A publication that looks back at 25 years of EU trade mark practices Publications August 8, 2022 AG Rantos on environmental associations bringing legal proceedings to challenge decisions and justifying the ‘need’ for a defeat device Advocate General Rantos (the “AG”) has provided an Opinion on a request for a preliminary ruling revolving around environmental... Publications August 8, 2022 ECJ ruling on PSD2 halts internet and cable operator from surcharging customers News & events August 8, 2022 Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public Procurement Regulations On 15 July 2022, the Malta Ministry for Finance issued the Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public... News & events August 8, 2022 EU Council the first to adopt decision to accede to the 2019 Hague Judgements Convention 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 |
Publications August 9, 2022 Unauthorised streaming of Italian football league – first division matches to be unlawful The First Hall Civil Court presided by Mr Justice Ian Spiteri Bailey on June 27, 2022, in the case...
Publications August 8, 2022 AG Rantos on environmental associations bringing legal proceedings to challenge decisions and justifying the ‘need’ for a defeat device Advocate General Rantos (the “AG”) has provided an Opinion on a request for a preliminary ruling revolving around environmental...
Publications August 8, 2022 ECJ ruling on PSD2 halts internet and cable operator from surcharging customers
News & events August 8, 2022 Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public Procurement Regulations On 15 July 2022, the Malta Ministry for Finance issued the Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public...
News & events August 8, 2022 EU Council the first to adopt decision to accede to the 2019 Hague Judgements Convention
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 |