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Mamo TCV attends IDPC FRIA Workshop Data Protection and PrivacyNews

Mamo TCV attends IDPC FRIA Workshop

Senior Associate Dr Warren Ciantar and Associate Dr Nicole Bonett attended the Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Workshop organized by the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner at the Trident Park Conference Hall held on 23rd October 2025. The workshop included an explanation of a methodology for carrying out a fundamental rights impact assessment (‘FRIA’) in terms of the AI Act by Professor Alessandro Mantelero, Associate Professor of Private Law and Law & Technology at the Polytechnic University of Turin. This was followed by a workshop where participants had the opportunity to apply the FRIA methodology to AI use-cases. For more information…
Mamo TCV Advocates
24th October 2025
AI Act’s Impact on Businesses Operating Within the EU
AI Laws of the World: Mamo TCV Contributes to the First Edition of DLA Piper’s Comparative Guide Data Protection and PrivacyFinTechIntellectual PropertyNewsTelecoms, Media & Technology

AI Laws of the World: Mamo TCV Contributes to the First Edition of DLA Piper’s Comparative Guide

DLA Piper’s recently published ‘AI Laws of the World’ guide provides a 2025 Q3 snapshot of AI laws and proposed regulations across more than 40 countries (including all 27 EU Member States), highlighting key legislative developments, regulations, proposed bills, and guidelines issued by governmental bodies. The guide also includes a contribution made by Mamo TCV Advocates which illustrates the legal position in Malta. The guide underscores significant geographical variation in regulatory approaches and attitudes, yet also reveals numerous common concerns, with lawmakers and AI-focused organisations worldwide adopting and exchanging a variety of strategies. Whilst some jurisdictions have established their own…
Mamo TCV Advocates
26th August 2025
Malta's AI Act
Malta’s AI Act Authority Designations Data Protection and PrivacyTelecoms, Media & Technology

Malta’s AI Act Authority Designations

The Malta Digital Innovation Authority (“MDIA”) and the Information Data Protection Commission (“IDPC”) have been identified as the Maltese Market Surveillance Authorities (“MSA”) under EU Regulation 2024/1689 (the “AI Act”), albeit the process of designation has yet to be formally concluded. It is expected that this will take place shortly in the coming days. The MSAs will be tasked with overseeing the responsible use of AI systems in Malta and with having the competence to carry out investigations and issue fines and penalties where necessary. They will have a diverse set of responsibilities that may be categorised as follows: Maintaining…
Mamo TCV Advocates
4th August 2025
EU AI Act
EU AI Act: Banned AI Practices from 2 February 2025 Telecoms, Media & Technology

EU AI Act: Banned AI Practices from 2 February 2025

The EU AI Act becomes applicable across the EU, including Malta, on 2 August, 2026 (you may read our general overview here). However, the AI Act’s general provisions and the provisions on prohibited AI practices that present an unacceptable level of risk, will come into force as early as 2 February 2025. With this deadline fast approaching, organisations subject to the AI Act must ensure compliance accordingly. AI Literacy By 2 February 2025, providers and deployers of AI systems, including those based in Malta, must take steps to guarantee an adequate level of AI literacy among their staff and any…
Nicole Bonett and Claude Micallef Grimaud
31st January 2025
EU AI Act series
AI in Investment Services: MIFID Considerations Investment Services & Funds

AI in Investment Services: MIFID Considerations

This article is part of our EU AI Act series which explores the effect of the AI Act across various industries and sectors.  Investment legislation can be split into two broad categories: investment funds and investment services. The former principally relates to UCITS, AIFMD and local laws which regulate asset management and their service providers. The latter relates to regulating financial instruments and the investment markets thereof. The interplay of AI with investment funds was discussed by our Firm in a series of six insights last year titled “AI and Funds” which can be read here.  Hence, in this article in the ongoing…
Warren Ciantar and Mario Mizzi
25th October 2024
AI & Funds #6 –
Conflicts of Interest Investment Services & Funds

AI & Funds #6 –
Conflicts of Interest

The purpose of disclosing conflicts of interest in the investment services industry is to ensure maximum transparency for the investor. A common conflict of interest is the situation when the fund’s investment manager owns voting shares in the fund and appoints a director who is already heavily involved in the investment manager’s structure. Consequently, the appointed director might be conflicted if one is required to take a decision against the investment manager. To mitigate this conflict of interest, the fund would apply its existent policy on conflicts of interest which would stipulate that the conflict be disclosed during board meetings…
Mario Mizzi
15th June 2023