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Recent Amendments to the Maltese Special Rules of Processing of Personal Data by Public Authorities in Relation to Criminal Offences Legal UpdatesTelecoms, Media & Technology

Recent Amendments to the Maltese Special Rules of Processing of Personal Data by Public Authorities in Relation to Criminal Offences

The Maltese subsidiary legislation regulating the Processing of Personal Data by Competent Authorities for the Purposes of the Prevention, Investigation, Detection or Prosecution of Criminal Offences or the Execution of Criminal Penalties (S.L. 586.08), implementing EU Directive 2016/680, came into force on the same day as and in parallel with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).The said S.L. 586.08 has recently been amended by virtue of the similarly named Data Protection (Processing of Personal Data by Competent Authorities for the Purposes of the Prevention, Investigation, Detection or Prosecution of Criminal Offences or the Execution of Criminal Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations,…
MamoTCV Advocates
30th March 2020
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Merger Filers Global Legal Guide Legal Updates

Merger Filers Global Legal Guide

Mamo TCV has authored the Malta Guide on the Merger Filers Global Legal Guide. The Guide is a collective effort among leading competition lawyers, providing information on the merger control rules in a number of jurisdictions worldwide covering areas such as how mergers are to be notified to the relevant competent authorities, the process of merger notification, and appeal processes. It also provides summaries of merger decisions taken by the competent authorities of each jurisdiction and will be periodically updated to include recent decisions. This is not the first time that Mamo TCV has been chosen to contribute to similar…
MamoTCV Advocates
5th March 2020
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Malta Foundations Legal UpdatesNewsTrusts, Foundations and Wealth Management

Malta Foundations

INTRODUCTIONMaltese law allows for the establishment of various types of foundations, whether for a social or private purpose or for the benefit of named beneficiaries or a class thereof. DEFINITION OF FOUNDATIONA foundation is an organisation consisting of a universality of things constituted in writing, including by means of a will, by a founder or founders whereby assets are destined either:(a) for the fulfillment of a specified purpose; and/or(b) for the benefit of a named person or class of persons,and which are entrusted to the administration of a designated person or persons.TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS1. Purpose foundations(a) Public benefit foundationsA public…
MamoTCV Advocates
21st February 2020
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Mamo TCV delivers seminar on Dispute Resolution Legal Updates

Mamo TCV delivers seminar on Dispute Resolution

Mamo TCV recently delivered a seminar and workshop on dispute resolution to law students at the University of Malta in collaboration with the Junior Chamber of Advocates. The seminar was led by senior associates Michael Camilleri, Jonathan Abela Fiorentino & Matthew Cutajar from the firm's litigation practice group. The seminar featured a discussion on the various forms of dispute settlement in Malta, which was then followed by a workshop where participating students were given the opportunity to obtain a hands-on experience and put theory into practice. Disclaimer This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should you require further information…
MamoTCV Advocates
20th February 2020
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The FIAU issues sector specific Implementing Procedures applicable to the VFA sector. Legal Updates

The FIAU issues sector specific Implementing Procedures applicable to the VFA sector.

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has issued sector specific Implementing Procedures which apply to Virtual Financial Assets ("VFA") Agents, VFA Service Providers, anyone conducting VFA offerings to the public and anyone who has notified the Malta Financial Services Authority of their intention to submit a licence application in terms of the VFA Act. The Implementing Procedures set out the manner in which these subject persons within the VFA sector must comply with AML/CFT obligations arising from the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations ("PMLFTR").These sector specific Implementing Procedures are the result of the extended application, by means…
MamoTCV Advocates
7th February 2020
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Registrar of Legal Persons moving to MBR Legal Updates

Registrar of Legal Persons moving to MBR

The Identity Malta Agency and the Malta Business Registry have announced that as from the 3rd February, 2020:-(1) All new applications pertaining to registration of foundations and association as legal persons in terms of the Second Schedule of the Civil Code; and(2) The submission of information pertaining to the Register of Beneficial Owners in terms of the Civil Code (Second Schedule) (Register of Beneficial Owners - Associations) Regulations and Civil Code (Second Schedule) (Register of Beneficial Owners - Foundations) Regulations; Shall be delivered to the Malta Business Registry, AM Business Centre Triq il-Labour Zejtun, ZTN 2401, Malta.Mamo TCV AdvocatesMamo TCV…
MamoTCV Advocates
23rd January 2020