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Articles & Presentations
Malta Budget 2018
Date: 10 October 2017
Yesterday evening, the 9 th October 2017, Malta Finance Minister Hon Profs Scicluna laid out the plans of the Government for 2018 in the first budget in decades that was put in a context of a...
The Intellectual (Monopoly) Property Perception
Date: 5th July 2017
“To call it ‘intellectual’ is misleading. It takes one's eye off the ball. ‘Intellectual’ confers a respectability on a monopoly which may well not be...
The Likelihood of Confusion in the European Union Trade Mark Opposition Procedure – Part II
Date: 20th February 2017
In light of an opposition procedure under Article 8 of the European Union Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) 1 , one must assess the similarity between marks to establish the possibility of...
The Likelihood of Confusion in the European Union Trade Mark Opposition Procedure - Part I
Date: 10th February 2017
The European Union (‘EU’) has attempted to establish a unitary regime to provide for a single filing system for trade mark registration through the inception of the Community Trade...
Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive
Date: 20th October 2016
Proposal for amending 4AMLD vis-à-vis the Common Reporting Standard Even though the EU’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU 849/2015) ‘on the prevention of...
What's Wrong With The Privacy Shield?
Date: 10 October 2016
On the 6 th October 2015, the European Court of Justice (the ‘ECJ’), in Maximilian Schrems vs Data Protection Commissioner , 1 decided that the Safe Harbor Agreement 2 , a set of...
Malta Budget 2017
Date: 19th October 2016
Malta Budget 2017 The budget speech was delivered by Professor Edward Scicluna, Minister of Finance, on the 17 th October 2017 with the title of ‘Malta: Wealth...
Notified Alternative Investment Funds: Malta’s novel investment product
Date: 20th April
During the post-AIFMD era, whereby most jurisdictions seem to have fallen into a regulatory hibernation with reference to funds, Malta has once again proven to be abreast of developments. The...
Changing Tides and Undercurrents!
Date: 10th October 2015
Ιt is not only the amount of times the tides have turned, it is also the speed at which they changed that has had many of us in the industry scrambling to provide solutions for Greek...
Malta Budget 2016
Date: 12th October 2015
The 2016 Budget which was announced last week was a historic one as it was the first to be presented in the new House of Representatives by Malta’s Finance Minister,Professor Edward...
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) as of 1st February 2014
Date: 31st December 2013
As of the 1 st February 2014, the current national credit transferor and direct debit procedures will expire and will be replaced by the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) system. SEPA, a...
Malta Budget 2014
Date: 6th November 2013
The first budget to be completely drafted by Malta’s new government was presented to parliament by Malta’s Finance Minister,Prof Edward Scicluna. The Budget for 2014 aims at...
Launch of the Global Residence Programme
Date: 4th June 2013
On the 1 st June 2013 the Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth Hon. Dr Edward Zammit Lewis launched the Global Residence Programme which is set to replace the...
Malta Budget 2013
Date: 30th November 2012
The last budget of this legislature was presented to parliament by Malta’s Finance Minister, Tonio Fenech. Income tax cuts, as originally promised during the Nationalist...
Guidelines Regarding VAT Treatment of Aircraft Leasing
Date: 20th November 2012
Following the success of what is loosely referred to as the Yacht Lease Structure, the VAT Department in Malta have issued guidelines on the VAT treatment of aircraft leasing for private use....
Presentation-MIM Conference 2012
Date: 5th November 2012
Presentation delivered by Dr Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre during MIM Ship Registration Conference held in Malta. For more information contact him at jpgm@gmassociates.com.mt.
Accessing Europe's largest Ship Register
Date: 3rd October 2012
A presentation by Dr Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre at the BIT World Ocean Congress China
Reforms in the Maltese Notarial Act Forthcoming
Date: 21st November 2012
The Act regulating the Maltese Notary profession is set to be overhauled to reflect the changing times. It was first enacted in 1927 and the last major changes to the law were enacted in the...
Pleasure Yacht Registration under the Malta flag
Date: 15th October 2012
Malta is continuously establishing itself as a flag of choice within the pleasure yacht sector. Various factors have contributed to this but by and large it comes down to the efforts of...
Malta's High Net Worth Individuals Regulations
Date: 24th July 2012
The High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) Rules were launched towards the end of 2011 as part of the revamp of the permanent residence regulations. The aim of the HNWI rules is one of many sets of...
WANTED: Highly Qualified Persons in Malta!
Date: 28th February 2012
Malta’s efforts to develop itself as an onshore domicile have paid off as it is now recognized as an efficient and well regulated jurisdiction with a sound legal system. The underlying...
European Tourism Quality Label
Date: 2nd May 2012
On the 25 th of January 2012, the open conference for the European Tourism Quality Label (ETQ) was held in Brussels. Tourism actors, including various stakeholders, European member...
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