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Understanding Malta’s Updated Labour Migration Policy Employment and Industrial RelationsImmigration

Understanding Malta’s Updated Labour Migration Policy

What is the Malta Labour Migration Policy? Malta’s Labour Migration Policy regulates the employment of Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), ensuring that labour migration responds to genuine market needs while protecting workers’ rights and supporting social cohesion. Over the past decade, Malta’s strong economic growth, combined with an ageing population and low fertility rates, has significantly reduced the size of the local workforce. Foreign workers have therefore become essential to sustaining economic activity, filling skills gaps, and supporting emerging industries. While this reliance on foreign labour has supported growth, it has also created challenges, including pressure on infrastructure, high employee turnover, and…
Julian Fenech Adami and Justyne Falzon
16th January 2026
Malta’s Pension System
Consultation on Maltese Pension System Employment and Industrial Relations

Consultation on Maltese Pension System

Introduction On 5th January 2026, the Government of Malta, through the Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights, launched a public consultation on the ‘Strategic Review of the Adequacy, Sustainability, and Solidarity of Malta’s Pension System’. The consultation, which is open until 3rd April 2026, invites feedback from workers, pensioners, employers, and the wider public. This review is conducted every five years in accordance with Article 64B of the Social Security Act. Its purpose is to assess whether the pension system continues to provide adequate retirement income, remains financially sustainable in the long term, and distributes responsibilities fairly across society.…
Christine Calleja and Justyne Falzon
13th January 2026
New Senior Associate Appointed at Mamo TCV Advocates News

New Senior Associate Appointed at Mamo TCV Advocates

Mamo TCV Advocates is pleased to announce the promotion of Aleandro Mifsud to Senior Associate. Aleandro joined the firm in 2023 and advises extensively on yachting and shipping matters. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of ship registry affairs for a substantial portfolio of yachts and merchant ships, ensuring ongoing compliance with local and international maritime regulations. In addition, he advises banks, asset owners, lessors, borrowers and operators on domestic and international aircraft and vessel leasing and financing transactions.
Mamo TCV Advocates
7th January 2026
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Consultation on Aircraft Financial Leasing Aviation

Consultation on Aircraft Financial Leasing

The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”), in collaboration with the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (“MFSAC”), has issued a Consultation on the Proposed Establishment of a Framework for Aircraft Financial Leasing Companies. Feedback should be submitted by not later than 9th February 2026. The MFSA is proposing to reduce the regulatory burden for aircraft financial leasing in Malta by means of a light touch statutory regime. Essentially, it is proposed that lessors or financiers of aircraft and aircraft engines that have more than EUR 100 million in assets will not require a banking or other financial services license to undertake…
Nicholas Valenzia and Joshua Chircop
6th January 2026
Judgement on the Right to Enforce a Promise of Sale Agreement Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate & Construction

Judgement on the Right to Enforce a Promise of Sale Agreement

In a judgement delivered on the 5th December 2025 having application number 1187/2023(HM), the Civil Court, First Hall affirmed that for a contracting party to enforce a  promise of sale agreement and invoke the right of action as contemplated under the Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta, that party must be in a position to appear on the final deed of sale. The right of action for the enforcement of a promise of sale agreement features in Article 1357(2) of the Civil Code, which  provides that, “The effect of such promise shall cease on the lapse of…
Veronica Grixti and Clarice Debono
22nd December 2025
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Mamo TCV Advocates Launches Training Academy to Elevate Professional Standards News

Mamo TCV Advocates Launches Training Academy to Elevate Professional Standards

Mamo TCV Advocates is pleased to officially launch the Mamo TCV Training Academy, an initiative aimed at strengthening professional knowledge and compliance across Malta’s corporate and financial sectors. The Academy will commence its first accredited sessions in January 2026, marking a significant milestone in the Firm’s commitment to education and industry development. The Training Academy is designed to deliver twelve structured sessions throughout 2026 covering a wide spectrum of topics critical to today’s business environment. These include Directors’ Duties, Debt Collection, AML Frameworks, GDPR Compliance and Sanctions in Malta, among others. Each session will be led by experienced practitioners from…
Mamo TCV Advocates
19th December 2025