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Guidelines issued on procurement of consent under GDPR

Author: Alain Muscat Date: 19 Jan 2018

As businesses set out to implement operational changes to phase into the new regulatory environment brought about by the GDPR, many are those who are still struggling to understand the parameters in which data controllers are expected ...

Last 3 months to benefit from the reduced duty rate on intra-family donations

Author: Joseph Mizzi Date: 03 Jan 2018

Issued on 2nd May 2017, the Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business (Exemption) Order, 2017 (L.N. 131 OF 2017) had introduced a reduced rate of duty for intra-family donations of company ...

The Right to be Forgotten - Part Two

Author: Alain Muscat Date: 15 Nov 2017

In May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that search engines, such as Google, assumed the function of a controller and set out the right of data subjects to request the erasure of personal data that is ...

Muscat Mizzi Advocates to attend Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon

Author: Deborah Chappell Date: 01 Nov 2017

Muscat Mizzi Advocates will be attending the Web Summit 2017 between the 6th – 9th November 2017 at the Altice Arena, Lisbon. The summit is the world’s largest gathering for online businesses and aspiring startups. It ...

2018 Budget Highlights

Author: Joseph Mizzi Date: 11 Oct 2017

Malta has experienced continued economic growth, going from strength to strength; with real GDP rising from 5.5% in 2016 to 6.3% in June 2017. Additionally, employment figures remain positive, with a 3.1% increase in female ...

Use and sale of TV multimedia boxes held to be illegal

Author: Timothy Spiteri Date: 09 May 2017

In a recent ruling, Stichtung Brein v Jack Frederik Wullems (known as Filmspeler), the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the temporary reproduction of copyright-protected content on TV multimedia boxes, is ...

The right to be forgotten – Part One

Author: Alain Muscat Date: 09 Apr 2017

Negative search engine results can have undesired consequences such as loss of business or employment opportunities. This can be disproportionately unfair if the information is false, misleading or outdated. This principle ...

Proposed amendments to EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations to face European Parliamentary process

Author: Alain Muscat Date: 17 Nov 2016

On the 22nd July 2013, the European Parliament enacted Regulation 345/2013 and 346/2013 which laid down uniform requirements and conditions for managers of European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECAs) and European Social Entrepreneurship ...

Does Maltese employment law accommodate businesses like Uber?

Author: Joseph Mizzi Date: 01 Nov 2016

In a recent landmark ruling, a tribunal in London has ruled that self-employed contractors engaged by Uber are in effect to be treated as “workers”. This decision, which is subject to an appeal by Uber, carries with it ...

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