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Aviation
Oct 26, 2020
The Interpretation of ‘extraordinary circumstance’ in Air Passenger Rights in recent CJEU case-law
Flight cancellations and delays are not a novel concept. Luckily, the EU Regulation 261/2004 provides rules and conditions whereby passengers can seek compensation and assistance...
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Banking & Finance
Tax in Malta
Oct 21, 2020
Malta Budget 2021 Snippets: How will you Benefit?
The Minister for Finance and Financial Services presented the Budget 2021 on 19th October 2020 in the House of Representatives of Malta. With the theme...
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Competition / Antitrust Regulation
Oct 16, 2020
Does Competition Law fit the Digital Bill?
Typically, Competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct by companies within a pre-defined market. In doing so, Competition law will seek to ensure that firms and players...
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Employment and Industrial Relations Law
Oct 01, 2020
The Definition of Redundancy under Maltese Law
When terminating on grounds of redundancy, Maltese law states that an employer must always follow the last in, first out rule. Thus, the last person...
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Employment and Industrial Relations Law
Oct 01, 2020
Compensation Awarded by the Industrial Tribunal | How is this Changing and Why?
Maltese Legislation does not impose an obligation on the Industrial Tribunal (hereinafter ‘Tribunal’) to include its reasoning for why a certain decision was taken and...
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Employment and Industrial Relations Law
Sep 30, 2020
The Concept of Single Source of Employment – Widening the Net for Equality of Pay?
The concept of Single Source of Employment is intimately linked with the notion of “equal pay for equal work”, a notion which is not only...
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Employment and Industrial Relations Law
Sep 30, 2020
The Importance of having an IT Security Policy in place
Organisations need well designed IT security polices to ensure the success of their cyber-security strategies and efforts. The lack of an IT security policy can...
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Banking & Finance
Sep 11, 2020
Malta sets up the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office
Authors: Kurt Hyzler, Nina Fauser & Krista Refalo The NFDI Screening Office (“Office”) was set up in order to implement the provisions of EU Regulation...
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Litigation & Arbitration
Aug 05, 2020
Shareholders precluded from bringing an unfair prejudice action once the Court has issued a buyout order
Authors: Jonathan de Maria, Nina Fauser On the 13th of July 2020, the Civil Court (Commercial Section) gave what can be deemed to be a...
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