Christian Farrugia

Maltese Temporary Regime for UK Entities Passporting Into Malta

Three legal notices (the “Legal Notices”) have been recently promulgated in anticipation of the possibility of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’. The Legal Notices primarily impact UK licenced investment funds, investment firms and fund managers (“UK Entities”) that are presently passporting their services.

Public Consultation: Public Service Garage Reform

The fragmented regulatory framework in place for chauffeur-driven vehicles, hindering the interest of both the passengers and operators alike, required expeditious review of the current regulations. It is in response to this that, the Ministry of Transport (the “Ministry”) has earlier this month pub

Safety Issues Associated With Excessive Consumption Of Alcohol

The Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued an Information Notice to remind all concerned on the potential safety issues related to the excessive consumption of alcohol onboard merchant vessels and yachts.

MFSA Issues Consultation Document on Security Token Offerings

The MFSA as the competent authority dealing with Virtual Financial Assets recently published a consultation document as part of its capital markets strategy in order to provide further legal certainty and enhance investor protection.

Malta Chapter In The Chambers Corporate Governance 2019 Guide

Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal are proud to have contributed to the Malta Chapter in the Chambers Corporate Governance 2019 Guide.

The Unconstitutionality Of The Pre-1995 Rent Laws In Malta

The laws regulating the letting of property in Malta have over the years witnessed a number of amendments which in most cases attempt to balance out the position of the lessor and the lessee.

Avoidance of Damage to Third Party Property Regulations, 2019

Following an immediate suspension of works, Legal Notice 136 of 2019 entitled Avoidance of Damage to Third Party Property Regulations was published and came into force with immediate effect. The scope of such regulations is to ensure the safety of third party property and injury to persons.

Amendments To The Competition Act and Consumer Affairs Act

A constitutional case, decided on the 3rd of May 2016, triggered important legal discussions which culminated in an overhaul of the enforcement procedures of competition and consumer laws in Malta. This article provides the salient features of the amendments

Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Maritime Transport

The Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued an MS Notice, to the attention of all companies of ships that are above 5000GT and which call at any port under the jurisdiction of an EU member state.

FFFL contribution to The Transport Finance Law Review

Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal are proud to announce again the publication of the Malta chapter in the prestigious publication- The Transport Finance Law Review. The publication is international in scope and is designed to provide industry insights to transport finance in each of the key jurisdictions

Minimum Basic Wage For Able Seamen Onboard Maltese Flagged Vessels

The Maltese Merchant Shipping Directorate has issued an MS Notice determining the minimum basic wage for a calendar month of service for an able seamen.

Malta :: New Trademarks Act

An act to repeal and replace the Trademarks Act, Chapter 416 of the Laws of Malta has been published and shall soon come into force. The new Trademarks Act, Chapter 596 of the Laws of Malta ( the “Act”) transposes Directive (EU) 2015/2436 into national law – an attempt to approximate the laws of Me

Lack Of Due Process: Fair Or Unfair Dismissal?

In a recent judgment delivered by Malta’s Court of Appeal (Inferior jurisdiction) (“the COA”) on the 25th March 2019, the COA reached some interesting conclusions which will serve as guidance to employers, employees, and employment law experts in their consideration of employment disputes

Dr Theresienne Mifsud participated at The Annual Consumer Law Conference 2019

On the 05th April, firm Partner Dr Theresienne Mifsud, was one of the speakers at the Annual Consumer Law Conference 2019, organised by the Malta Chamber of Advocates’ Malta Law Academy.

Foundations And Voluntary Organisations: Amendments To Civil Code

Act XXXVI of 2018 encapsulates the significant changes which took place with regards to foundations, organisations and associations. These came into force on the 6th of November of the year 2018 .

A Look At China’s New Foreign Investment Law

On the back of the China-US trade talks, the new Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “FIL”) took around three months to pass, from draft. It is reported that this was an unprecedented fast turnaround in the legislative history of China

FFF Legal Participated In BlockFinance: Innovative Technology Arrangements & AML Challenges

On the 3rd April firm Partner, Dr Manfred Galdes, participated in a conference organised by Finance Malta titled, “BlockFinance: Innovative Technology Arrangements & AML Challenges”.

Dr. Christian Farrugia at the TAG Alliance, Spring International Conference

The Law Firm shall be participating in this year’s TAG Alliance Spring International Conference in London between the 08th and 10th May.

FFFL Participated At The Malta Business Aviation and Opportunities in Superyacht Conferences

Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal participated at the Malta Business Aviation Conference (MBAC) and Opportunities in Superyachts Conference, held in Malta at the end of March. Both conferences were organised by the leading conference specialists, Quaynote Communications.

Dr. Franklin Cachia Delivers A Presentation At Blockchain Seminar

Dr. Franklin Cachia delivered a presentation on the Taxation of Virtual Financial Assets on the 28th of March 2019 at Aim Professional Academy during a full day seminar entitled “Interpreting Blockchain”.

New Guidelines Relating To The Application of VAT To The Use And Enjoyment Of Pleasure Yachts

New Guidelines relating to the application of VAT to the use and enjoyment of pleasure yachts have been published by the VAT authorities in Malta.

FFFL Sponsors Malta Business Aviation and Opportunities in Superyachts Conference

Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal will be sponsors for the Malta Business Aviation Conference (MBAC) and Opportunities in Superyachts Conference, being held in Malta between the 27th – 28th March. Both conferences are organised by the leading conference specialists, Quaynote Communications.

Fenech Farrugia Fiott contribution to the Getting the Deal Through: Real Estate 2019 publication

A report by Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal providing expert analysis on key areas of Maltese law, practice and regulation in the booming real estate segment of the island’s economy appears in the twelfth edition of Real Estate, an annual publication published by London based Law Business Research

MFSA Circulars To Issuers Of VFAs: Registration Of Whitepapers

The Malta Financial Services Authority (the “MFSA”) has issued a Circular to Issuers of Virtual Financial Assets (the “Circular”), as well as a circular with a general update of the Virtual Financial Assets (“VFA”) Framework, which serve as an addition to the circular issued to issuers of VFAs

New Appointments at Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal

Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal ushered in the New Year with the appointment of Dr Theresienne Mifsud and Dr Caroline Grech as Partner and Associate respectively.

GDPR In Figures

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) has flooded our inboxes and social media for the past year or so. In the eight months since coming into force, it has been mentioned 300,000 times in the media.

Proposal For A Directive On Work-Life Balance

Further to the repeal of the Maternity Leave Directive, the European Commission took a position to create further initiatives for progress in the sphere of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with specific focus on the Work-life Balance Initiative, which addresses the work-life balance challenges.

The Production Of Cannabis For Medicinal And Research Purposes In Malta

The production of medical cannabis is regulated by the Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Research Purposes Act, (the “Act”), which became in force on the 17th April 2018.

MFSA publishes Chapter 3 of the Rulebook

The much-awaited Chapter 3 (the “Chapter”) of the Rulebook pertaining to the Virtual Financial Assets (“VFA”) Rules for VFA Service Providers has been published by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”).