19 Apr 2013
The following article shall attempt to illustrate the most important features of the process of buying property in Malta. The procedure involves three phases; the Promise of Sale Agreement, the term between signature of the Promise of Sale Agreement and the Final Deed and the Final Deed of Sale.
19 Apr 2013
European Parliament adopts match-fixing resolution
11 Apr 2013 Justine Bielik
The 2013 Malta Budget was approved on 8th April 2013 and saw a reduction of the top income tax rate from 35% to 32% for individuals earning between €20,000 and €60,000 a year.
03 Apr 2013
Slogans may be trademarked
22 Mar 2013
Ahead of the new entry of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), established entities will be given the possibility of securing domain names corresponding to their trademarks before the general public is able to do so. As adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), "sunrise periods" must be available for 30 days. It is estimated that the new domain names shall be accessible to the general public by Q2 of 2013.
Pre-registration will only be possible for trademarks validated with the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH).
12 Mar 2013 Dr Daniela Bartolo
Malta Implements an Authorisation Requirement in relation to the carriage and use of firearms and ammunition on board Maltese ships by Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP).
08 Mar 2013 David Joseph Borg
In case GfBk (C-275/11) the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) has confirmed that advisory and information services provided by a third party to an investment fund management company fulfill the criteria for VAT exemption.
08 Mar 2013
On the 19th of February 2013, Malta has signed Unified Patent Court Agreement. This is an agreement which will introduce a specialized patent court that shall have the exclusive competence to adjudge disputes on patents issued by the European Patent Office under the provisions of the European Patent Convention. This Agreement is expected to facilitate litigation in Europe in relation to patents.
08 Mar 2013 David Joseph Borg
Malta funds managed by third-party managers must nominate a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) by 30th April 2013. Funds with no physical operational structure in Malta may abide by this requirement through outsourcing arrangements with their fund administrator.
27 Feb 2013
In the third quarter of 2012, Malta property prices were 1% higher when compared with the same quarter of 2011. The rest of the EU experienced and average decrease of 2.5%.