NEWS
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...
Anti-Money Laundering & Register of Beneficial Owners
EU Court of Justice held that the EU’s anti-money laundering obligation on Member States giving public access to the beneficial ownership register is invalid and a serious breach of the fundamental right to privacy and data protection The EU’s 5th Anti-Money...
How does ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) affect your Company?
In the year 2000, the UN Global Compact (UNGC) was launched with the aim of setting principles-based policy and a practical framework for companies committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. The principles covered human rights, labour, the...
Encouraging business to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights for critical growth
IURIS attended two webinars organized by the EUIPO and the IPRD within the Malta Commerce Department on the EUIPO’s SME programme and other IP initiatives. During Covid, the EU Commission set up an SME Fund as a grant scheme aimed to provide financial support to EU...
Sanctions Exposure & Compliance – Key Points for Gatekeepers & Business in general
On the 7th October 2022, the Sanctions Monitoring Board (the ‘SMB’) published a Guidance Note on the Imposition of EU Sanctions concerning Restrictive Measures in Respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of...
Court Grants Land Back to Emphyteuta After Successful Actio Publiciana
The First Hall of the Civil Court has recently delivered a judgment where it examined the actio publiciana and the standard of proof applicants must meet to win their lawsuit. The actio publiciana is not found in the law but is recognised by case-law as a derivative...
Damages Awarded to Owners of Leased Club in Constitutional Suit
Landlords receive close to €1M in compensation for violation of their right to property In a recent judgement concerning a property leased as a club to the Labour Party under old protective rent laws, a Maltese Court declared the lease to have infringed the landlords’...
Government Launches White Paper to Reform Agricultural Leases
The Maltese Government has recently published a white paper intended to lead to the reform of the law governing agricultural leases. In recent years the number of lawsuits filed by owners of farmland against famers leasing such land has increased, ever since the...
The SME Fund: Protect your Intellectual Property Rights and get Reimbursed
In today’s digital age, it is indispensable to protect one's intellectual property to legally safeguard unique ideas, products and services from being copied or utilised without permission. IP Protection safeguards various assets including trademarks, designs,...
The Right to be Forgotten and Court Judgements
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24th October 1995, also referred to as the Data Protection Directive (DPD), was the first of its kind to regulate personal data and the free movement of such data within the European Union. The main...