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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 Advocates7th January 2026

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 Chircop6th January 2026

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Real 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 Debono22nd December 2025

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 Advocates19th December 2025

Corporate and M&A Regulatory Compliance

Strengthening Risk Management: MFSA’s Expectations for CSPs

On the 25th of November 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) issued a ‘Dear CEO letter’ to communicate the results of a thematic review of the risk management function of Class C Company Service Providers(“CSPs”). This letter forms part of the MFSA’s wider supervisory drive to enhance governance, culture and resilience across the sector. Although the review is focused on a selected sample, the expectations outlined are relevant to all CSPs authorised in Malta. Under the Company Service Provider Rulebook (“the Rulebook”), CSPs must maintain a risk management framework that allows them to identify, analyse and evaluate risk, by…

Rachel Gauci16th December 2025

Investment Services & Funds

Mamo TCV Supports Finance Malta’s International Outreach

As an integral active member of Finance Malta, Mamo TCV Advocates, continues to support the organisation in its mission to promote Malta as a jurisdiction of choice within global financial markets. During ADFW (the Abu Dhabi Finance Week), Dr Mario Mizzi, a financial regulatory lawyer at Mamo TCV Advocates joined Finance Malta’s delegation and shared key features of Malta’s hybrid legal framework which brings together foundations drawn from English common law and the proactive supervisory practices of a national competent authority applying EU financial legislation with proportionality. These elements combined with Malta’s EU residency routes, tax considerations, family office exemptions,…

Mamo TCV Advocates12th December 2025