by admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Employee Rights, Human Rights
Bill 96 and Bill 97 read for the first time at the Parliamentary sitting of 17 July 2019 provide for the prohibition of discrimination in various spheres of life and for the establishment of the Human Rights and Equality Commission respectively. These two Bills have...
by admin | Oct 29, 2020 | Landlords, Property, Rent
It has been almost one year since the coming into force of The Private Residential Leases Act (Chapter 604, Laws of Malta) aimed to regulate the residential letting sector, and placing such contracts under the watch of the Housing Authority. The law got off to a shaky...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | EU, Intellectual Property, Law, Trademarks
Following the UK exit from the EU, on the 1st January 2020 the UK shall no longer be an EU member state and UK citizens will no longer be members of EU. However, there was a transition period throughout which Union law continues to be applicable to and in the UK and...
by admin | Oct 23, 2020 | FIAU, Money Laundering
Following the issues highlighted by the Moneyval’s Mutual Evaluation Report (2019) for Malta, which drew up a number of recommendations for local authorities to adopt in order to avoid being black-listed, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has issued an...
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Covid-19, Property, Stamp Duty
The 2021 Malta budget was announced in Parliament by the Minister of Finance on 19th October 2020. The following is a brief review of the budget measures concerning transfers of immovable properties. Property Tax & Stamp Duty exemptions on purchase of property...
