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Consumer Legislation: Revamp of Consumer Law Directives Corporate and M&A

Consumer Legislation: Revamp of Consumer Law Directives

This article was written by​ Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriOn the 7 January 2020, Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (the 'Directive') came into force. It amends various Directives related to consumer law in the light of the various technological developments that have taken place on the online marketplace. This article lists the salient amendments which will be brought about by the Directive.Unfair Terms Directive1The Directive amends the Unfair Terms Directive, which now requires Member States to lay down rules on penalties…
Annalies Muscat
9th January 2020
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The Right to a Fair Hearing in Consumer Law Proceedings Corporate and M&A

The Right to a Fair Hearing in Consumer Law Proceedings

This article is written by Dr. Annalies Muscat On the 31 October 2019, the First Hall in its Constitutional Jurisdiction handed down judgement in Digisec Media Limited v Director General (Consumer Affairs) and Advocate General. It affirmed that public enforcement proceedings in relation to consumer law are criminal in nature and therefore are protected by the constitutional guarantee to a fair hearing as applicable to criminal offences.On the 18th of May 2018, in line with the provisions of the Consumer Affairs Act ("the Act") and the Consumer Rights Regulations ("the Regulations"), the Director General (Consumer Affairs) issued an administrative decision…
Annalies Muscat
18th December 2019
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FIAU Publishes Revised AML/CFT Implementing Procedures Corporate and M&A

FIAU Publishes Revised AML/CFT Implementing Procedures

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the FIAU) has published an amended version of the Implementing Procedures Part 1, with changes taking effect from the 19th July 2019 (the Amendments). The FIAU has announced that the Amendments intend to provide Subject Persons with more in-depth qualitative guidance to assist them in better fulfilling their Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations.This follows recent amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Chapter 373 of the Laws of Malta (the PMLA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of TerrorismRegulations, Subsidiary Legislation 373.01 of the Laws of Malta (the…
Joshua Chircop
31st July 2019
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Amendments to the Consumer Affairs Act – new procedural safeguards for traders in public enforcement proceedings Corporate and M&A

Amendments to the Consumer Affairs Act – new procedural safeguards for traders in public enforcement proceedings

This article was written by Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriOn the 31 May 2019, Parliament enacted the Competition Act and Consumer Affairs Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act ("the Amendment Act").As the name implies, the Amendment Act amends not only the Competition Act (read more here), but also the Consumer Affairs Act ("the Act"). It is clear that following the Constitutional Court judgments in Federation of Estate Agents v Direttur Generali (Kompetizzjoni) et of 3 May 2016 and Thake et vs Electoral Commission of 8 October 2018 the need to amend the Consumer Affairs Act was felt. These…
Annalies Muscat
9th July 2019
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Amendments to the Consumer Affairs Act – new procedural safeguards for traders in public enforcement proceedings Corporate and M&A

Amendments to the Consumer Affairs Act – new procedural safeguards for traders in public enforcement proceedings

This article was written by Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriOn the 31 May 2019, Parliament enacted the Competition Act and Consumer Affairs Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act ("the Amendment Act").As the name implies, the Amendment Act amends not only the Competition Act (read more here), but also the Consumer Affairs Act ("the Act"). It is clear that following the Constitutional Court judgments in Federation of Estate Agents v Direttur Generali (Kompetizzjoni) et of 3 May 2016 and Thake et vs Electoral Commission of 8 October 2018 the need to amend the Consumer Affairs Act was felt. These…
Annalies Muscat
9th July 2019
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Circular Economy: Directive on Single-use Plastics comes into force Corporate and M&A

Circular Economy: Directive on Single-use Plastics comes into force

This article was written by Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriOn 2 July 2019, Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of plastic products on the environment (the 'Directive') came into force. The Directive aims to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (1) and, in so doing, promotes the transition to a circular economy that seeks to give priority to sustainable and non-toxic re-usable products and re-use systems as opposed to single-use plastic products. (2) Single-use plastic products are those products manufactured wholly or partly from plastic that is not designed or placed on…
Annalies Muscat
4th July 2019