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Exercise of power to stay proceedings under Article 220 of the Companies Act

In its recent decision HSBC Bank Malta Plc v The Golden Shepherd Group Limited, (decided 4th October, 2018) the Civil Court (Commercial Section) exercised its special powers under Article 220 of the Companies Act to stay proceedings pending against the defendant company ("Golden Shepherd"). Golden Shepherd is currently the defendant in on-going dissolution and winding up proceedings instituted by HSBC Bank Malta Plc ("HSBC"). Article 220 allows a company, a creditor or a contributory of that company from applying to the court, at any time after the filing of a winding up application, requesting a stay of judicial proceedings pending against…
MamoTCV Advocates
17th October 2018
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Legal Updates

Exercise of power to stay proceedings under Article 220 of the Companies Act

In its recent decision HSBC Bank Malta Plc v The Golden Shepherd Group Limited, (decided 4th October, 2018) the Civil Court (Commercial Section) exercised its special powers under Article 220 of the Companies Act to stay proceedings pending against the defendant company ("Golden Shepherd"). Golden Shepherd is currently the defendant in on-going dissolution and winding up proceedings instituted by HSBC Bank Malta Plc ("HSBC"). Article 220 allows a company, a creditor or a contributory of that company from applying to the court, at any time after the filing of a winding up application, requesting a stay of judicial proceedings pending against…
MamoTCV Advocates
17th October 2018
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Employment and Industrial RelationsLegal Updates

Transfer of Business Requirements Considered in Employment Related Dispute

 In a judgment delivered on the 5th of October 2018, in the names of Antoinette Farrugia vs Optical (CCSG) Company Limited and Classic Group (Appeal nr. 16/2018) the Court of Appeal (Inferior) considered that the decisive criterion for establishing whether a transfer of business had taken place was whether the business in question had retained its identity and thereby whether the business had actually continued or resumed the same or similar activities.Moreover, the Court stated that a transfer of business may also be effected in two stages, the first stage being the transfer of the undertaking from the original lessee…
MamoTCV Advocates
9th October 2018
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Employment and Industrial RelationsLegal Updates

Transfer of Business Requirements Considered in Employment Related Dispute

 In a judgment delivered on the 5th of October 2018, in the names of Antoinette Farrugia vs Optical (CCSG) Company Limited and Classic Group (Appeal nr. 16/2018) the Court of Appeal (Inferior) considered that the decisive criterion for establishing whether a transfer of business had taken place was whether the business in question had retained its identity and thereby whether the business had actually continued or resumed the same or similar activities.Moreover, the Court stated that a transfer of business may also be effected in two stages, the first stage being the transfer of the undertaking from the original lessee…
MamoTCV Advocates
9th October 2018
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Legal UpdatesLitigation & Dispute Resolution

Clear Indication that Appearing on Behalf of a Company is Required

The Court of Appeal (Superior) rejected the argument that the defendant intended to appear on behalf of a company (Sovereign Hotels Ltd) through the use of the letters 'c/o' (care of) in the case of Joinwell Ltd v. Ronald Azzopardi, decided on the 5th of October 2018. The Court indicated that it was a well-known fact that the letters 'c/o' were a mere indication of where correspondence should be directed and also observed that, unlike the defendant, the representative of Joinwell Ltd had clearly indicated that he was signing 'for and on behalf of Joinwell Ltd'.The defendant argued that he…
MamoTCV Advocates
9th October 2018
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Legal UpdatesLitigation & Dispute Resolution

Clear Indication that Appearing on Behalf of a Company is Required

The Court of Appeal (Superior) rejected the argument that the defendant intended to appear on behalf of a company (Sovereign Hotels Ltd) through the use of the letters 'c/o' (care of) in the case of Joinwell Ltd v. Ronald Azzopardi, decided on the 5th of October 2018. The Court indicated that it was a well-known fact that the letters 'c/o' were a mere indication of where correspondence should be directed and also observed that, unlike the defendant, the representative of Joinwell Ltd had clearly indicated that he was signing 'for and on behalf of Joinwell Ltd'.The defendant argued that he…
MamoTCV Advocates
9th October 2018