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Mamo TCV Advocates: we shall provide a general overview of sanctions and the different types of international sanctions.
Corporate and M&A

Sanctions 1: A Brief Overview of International Sanctions

Following from the recent geopolitical developments in Ukraine, there has been a heightened interest in international sanctions. Through this series of articles, we aim to provide a general overview of the notion of sanctions, consider the local framework through which sanctions function in Malta, illustrate the general obligations which subject persons are required to observe vis-à-vis sanctions and discuss a general overview of the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia. In this first article, we shall provide a general overview of sanctions and the different types of international sanctions. What are sanctions? International sanctions, although not strictly defined under…
Edmond Zammit Laferla and Zachary Galea
29th September 2023
The Malta Business Registry has introduced some key changes to its online company register portal following a judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Corporate and M&A

Malta Business Registry Updates Public Access to Beneficial Ownership Information

The Malta Business Registry has published a notice informing the public of a key change to its online website company register portal. Access by the general public to the beneficial ownership details of companies registered with the Malta Business Registry has been removed following a judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The decision, taken on the 22nd November 2022, considered provisions of the Anti-Money-Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament) wherein the Register of Beneficial Ownership had been established and that information on the beneficial owners of registered entities are to be entered and…
Zachary Galea
1st December 2022