In 2017, the Malta Minister of Finance announced the introduction of VAT Grouping in the 2018 Budget Speech. New Maltese VAT Grouping provisions shall enter into force on the 1st of June 2018. The regulations were published on 22 May of 2018 and will introduce the possibility of VAT Grouping for regulated financial services and […]
Dr Kirsten Cassar will be attending the 22nd Annual Global ABS 2018 conference to held between 5th and 7th June 2018 in Barcelona. This event is attended by over 3,500 leaders in the global ABS market on an annual basis, making it the largest annual European structured finance gathering. Past keynote speakers have included Members […]
On the 12December 2017, the European Parliament and Council of the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 which lays down a new regulatory framework for securitisation transactions and the related Regulation (EU) 2017/2401 amending the Credit Requirements Regulation. The Regulations aim to: define the term securitisations, broaden the definition of sponsor to include non-EU credit […]
This year, Europe saw the update to the Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID II) come into force. Focusing on core principles of the creation of fairer, safer and more efficient markets, this broadest piece of financial industry legislation ever set to change market structures significantly. This conference will be a collective effort to look […]
Henri Mizzi and Sharon Xuereb have contributed to the Maltese chapter in the 2018 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trademarks published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. This article provides an insightful overview of Maltese Trademark law and practices, including issues on ownership, infringement, enforcement and current developments. Click here to read the […]
On 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that Directive 2004/17 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (“Utilities Directive”[1]) does not preclude Member States from adopting national rules which do not allow for periodic review of the price of […]
Camilleri Preziosi will be one of the sponsors at this year’s FinanceMalta 11th Annual Conference. The conference which is going to be held at the Hilton Conference Centre, St. Julian’s on the 17th May is entitled Finance Without Frontiers. The annual conference will feature select local and international experts who will address delegates on contemporary […]
In its Coty judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) confirmed that suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit their authorised suppliers from selling on a third-party platform in certain circumstances. This case related to a selective distribution agreement between Coty Germany GmbH (“Coty”), a leading German supplier of luxury cosmetics, and one […]
In essence this ruling answers a question of interpretation concerning point (c) of the second paragraph of Article 102 TFEU according to which, ‘applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage’, may constitute an abuse of a dominant position. Therefore, according to the letter of this […]
On 19 April 2018, the European Parliament adopted the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5MLD). The 5MLD will: enhance the powers of EU Financial Intelligence Units and their access to information; grant citizens the right to access information on the beneficial owners of legal entities which operate in the EU and open up data on beneficial […]