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Of Moral and Ethical Standards in Libel Proceedings
Social Media and Libel In an age where information travels at the speed of a click and the boundaries between public and private life blur, the impact of social media on libel proceedings has become a compelling topic of concern. With the rise of digital platforms and...
Standard Form Contracts and Consumer Protection
Real estate agency standard contracts must comply with consumers laws A recent judgement delivered in a lawsuit concerning estate agency fees upheld the prevalence of good faith and consumer protection over the contents of the signed agreement. Contracts are not to be...
Brand protection at the Malta border: Insights and strategies from the front line
IURIS Advocates partner Sarah Galea and senior associate Caterina Galati provide advice on how to effectively work with customs officials at Maltese border points and ports. They explore the frontline of brand protection in Malta, providing a guide on how to most...
Iuris Advocates attends Berlin meeting of international lawyers’ group
Sarah Galea & Simon Galea Testaferrata attended the mid-year meeting of State Capital Group (SCG) held in Berlin last May. State Capital Group is a worldwide network of leading law firms from 62 countries spanning all continents. It comprises over 12,000 lawyers...
Dr. Peter Fenech appointed President of Chamber – Chamber of Advocates Elections
Peter Fenech appointed President of Chamber Iuris Advocates congratulates Dr. Peter Fenech on his re-election to the committee of the Chamber of Advocates. The Chamber of Advocates is the long-standing association representing and regulating warranted lawyers admitted...
IURIS Advocates is recruiting – Accounts Clerk
Accounts Officer Iuris Advocates is seeking to recruit a FULL-TIME ACCOUNTS OFFICER with immediate effect, to assist in the day-to-day accounting and related work of the law-firm. The candidate shall be entrusted with the issuing and registering of billings and...
Law Regulating Agricultural Leases Amended: Are the Lessors’ Rights Finally Safeguarded?
Parliament has recently passed Act No. XXII of 2022, amending the Agricultural Leases (Reletting) Act (Chapter 199 of the Laws of Malta). This amendment follows a white paper released by the Government last year with the declared intention of striking a balance...
Malta transposes the Mobility Directive – New opportunities facilitating company’s right to the freedom of establishment
Mobility Directive Objectives Freedom of establishment is one of the fundamental principles of Union law. Under Article 49 and 54 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the freedom of establishment for companies or firms includes the right to...
Mamma Mia – The Musical
Iuris Advocates assisted FM Theatre Productions Limited in all its legal requirements and attainment of performance rights for the production of Mamma Mia - The Musical. Our office is proud to have assisted in such a successful event in the Maltese Islands. For more...
Malta Rent Law saga continues – Maltese court declares old leases are no longer in breach of proprietor’s rights from 2021
A recent judgment delivered by the First Hall of the Civil Court has declared Act XXIV of 2021 – which introduced the possibility for landlords of pre-1995 leases to request an increase of rent by up to 2% of the value of the property – to be compatible with...
Heirs of Accountant Lino Cauchi awarded €615,000 in Compensation for State Failure 41 years ago.
After 38 years, in August 2020, Lino Cauchi’s heirs, his widow and son, assisted by, assisted by Iuris Advocates, filed constitutional proceedings against the State requesting that the Court declares the disappearance of Lino Cauchi a result and consequence of the...
IURIS extends solidarity and condolences to the Turkish Ambassador following the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria.
On the 7th February 2023, IURIS met with the Turkish Ambassador at our office in Valletta and we extended our solidarity and deepest sympathy and condolences to the Turkish and Syrian people following the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Türkiye and Syria on the 6th...
The Pre-Insolvency Act – Review of Insolvency Procedures
The first of the three bills presented to and now approved by Parliament forming part of the proposed reform of the insolvency framework is the Pre-Insolvency Act. Pre-Insolvency concept is not alien to the Maltese legal framework currently referred as the Corporate...
Company Insolvency – Malta Reforming its Insolvency Procedures.
After decades of discussion, criticism and ineffective legal procedures rendering the field of insolvency a nightmare for insolvency practitioners, legislators have finally moved forward with proposed reforms to this field. Reforms which should bring local...
The rise of Domestic Violence reports in 2021
Domestic violence has become a prominent topic of discussion in today’s society with reports increasing year after year and doubling in the last 10 years to a total of 1745 reports in 2021. Throughout the years however the definition of domestic violence has changed...
The Unitary Patent & The Unified Patent Court envisaged to start on the 1st April 2023
On 17th November 2022, IURIS participated in the EPO Conference: “The Unitary Patent System: A game changer for innovation in Europe” organized to mark the important milestone of completing the EU’s single market for innovation through the soon coming into operation...
The Malta Start-Up Residence Programme
The Start-Up Residence Programme in a nutshell The Malta Start-Up Residence Programme, which combines entrepreneurship and residency into one programme, is aimed at facilitating innovative businesses and the start-up’s founders/co-founders, core employees and their...
Public Consultation on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828
An Act to provide for representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumer, and to carry out other consequential amendments On the 24th November 2020, the European Parliament adopted the Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions...