NEWS
Reduced VAT & Commercialisation of Sports Facilities
Reduced VAT for Sports Facilities Earlier this year saw the introduction of a reduced 7% rate of VAT (Value Added Tax Act Ch. 406, Laws of Malta) “applicable on the use of sporting facilities in terms of item 11 of the Eighth Schedule to the Value Added...
Iuris Debt Collection
Iuris has now extended its debt collection services to companies, individuals, businesses, service providers and indeed any creditor wishing to recover or secure his dues in an expedient and affordable manner without court action. Recover your payments...
Energy Performance Certificates compulsory for renting and sale of property
Legal Notice 47 of 2018 was published on 13 February 2018 putting into effect obligations with regard to energy performance certificates when advertising, renting or selling property. The scope of the legal notice is to transpose Directive 2010/31/EU of...
Stamp Duty Exemption Extended
Duty on Business Related Donations Exemption Order By virtue of a legal notice published recently – L.N. 82 of 2018 entitled Duty on Donations of Marketable Securities and Immovable Property Used for Business (Exemption) (Amendment) Order, 2018 – the...
GDPR Checklist – Is your organisation in line?
The General Data Protection Regulation will be entering into force on the 25th May 2018 introducing harmonious rules across all EU Member States on the processing of personal data and extending the territorial scope of the Regulations beyond the confines...
Constitutional Court judgment delivered concerning the right to a fair hearing
On the 26th January 2018, the Constitutional Court presided by the Honourable Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri, the Honourable Judge Giannino Caruana Demajo and the Honourable Judge Noel Cuschieri delivered a judgment in the case in the names Frank Sammut v L-Onorevoli...
Court Orders Refund in case of defective vehicle
IURIS successfully brought forward a latent defects claim before the First Hall of the Civil Courts on behalf of a plaintiff who had purchased a luxury vehicle in May 2016. The vehicle manifested defects, notably restricted performance, from the very first few days...
Court finds captain guilty of involuntary bodily harm in case of personal injury during speedboat trip
In a judgment in a case brought forward by IURIS Advocates, delivered by the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) as a Court of Criminal Judicature, the court found that a captain who was driving a speedboat providing boat trips to tourists around the island of Comino was...
The Gender Pay Gap in Malta and in Europe – Equal Pay Day
On the 3rd November 2017 the European Union commemorates the persisting gender pay gap in Europe which currently stands at 16.3%. This year the day falls on the 3rd November because it is in fact the day when women stop getting paid compared to their male...
Discrimination on the basis of age
The Court of Justice of the European Union was recently faced with a case on discrimination on the ground of age, an infringement on the freedom to choose an occupation contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. The Court stipulated that it is justified...
Derived rights of third-country nationals – moving forward
Last May the Court of Justice gave a preliminary ruling on the refusal to third-country nationals, mothers of minor children, of social assistance and child benefit on the ground of lack of right of residence. The Court in the case of Chavez-Vilchez and Others sought...
Malta Customs wins National Public Body Award at the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Awards 2017
In a ceremony held in Paris, France on the 7th June 2017, on World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, the Malta Customs Department was awarded the National Public Body Award at the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Awards 2017. This year’s ceremony marked the nineteenth year of the...
IURIS at INTA Barcelona 2017
The 139th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) was held between the 20th and 24th May 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Sarah Galea and Lena Sammut, who lead the intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting department at IURIS, attended the Annual...
Intellectual Property seminar organised by IURIS at MCAST
An Intellectual Property seminar addressed by Sarah Galea and Lena Sammut who lead the intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting department at IURIS was held at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology at the main campus in Paola on Monday, 9th May 2017....
Anti-Counterfeiting Training Seminar organised by IURIS
An anti-counterfeiting training seminar addressed by representatives of a number of renowned international brands was held last Friday, 21st April 2017. The event was organised by Sarah Galea and Lena Sammut who take care of the intellectual property and...
The Cohabitation Bill
The Cohabitation Bill, currently being read in Malta’s Parliament, has the aim of protecting the rights of those considered most vulnerable in a relationship. It seeks to provide a legal framework within which cohabiting heterosexual or same-sex couples can agree to...
Gender equality and non-discrimination
The European Network of Legal Experts on gender equality and non-discrimination has recently published a Comparative Analysis of Gender Equality Law in Europe for 2016. This publication presents a comparative analysis of the implementation of EU gender equality law...