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 Inside the boardroom An insurance perspective These webinar sessions will explore regulatory expectations around some of the key insurance board topics including effective corporate governance, ESG matters, cybersecurity and the ICT framework. 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 Events June 30, 2022 Ganado Advocates sponsors Full Investors Days organised by FinLantern The next edition of Full Investors Days will be taking place in Geneva, Zurich and Lugano between the 5th and... Publications June 30, 2022 Request for the Revocation of a Precautionary Act Events June 28, 2022 Webinar: SFDR – The new sustainability preferences obligations for MiFID Firms SFDR – The new sustainability preferences obligations for MiFID Firms 5th July 2022 at 1045 hrs The EU’s ambitious... Practice news June 27, 2022 MFSA Circular on the execution of Buy-Back Programmes in accordance with MAR Practice news June 20, 2022 EBA issues Guidelines on policies and procedures in relation to Compliance Management and the role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT Compliance Officer Introduction On 2 August 2021, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) launched a public consultation on the Draft guidelines... Publications June 16, 2022 Promises of Sale and implications on non-adherence to obligations therein 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 June 30, 2022 Ganado Advocates sponsors Full Investors Days organised by FinLantern The next edition of Full Investors Days will be taking place in Geneva, Zurich and Lugano between the 5th and...
Events June 28, 2022 Webinar: SFDR – The new sustainability preferences obligations for MiFID Firms SFDR – The new sustainability preferences obligations for MiFID Firms 5th July 2022 at 1045 hrs The EU’s ambitious...
Practice news June 27, 2022 MFSA Circular on the execution of Buy-Back Programmes in accordance with MAR
Practice news June 20, 2022 EBA issues Guidelines on policies and procedures in relation to Compliance Management and the role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT Compliance Officer Introduction On 2 August 2021, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) launched a public consultation on the Draft guidelines...
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 |