Europe and the draft regulation on AI – when all that glitters is not gold

Top Tier Ranking by the Legal 500 for GTG Advocates

Financial Services & FinTech Updates

GTG Highly Ranked by Chambers Europe 2021

Transfer of Virtual Financial Assets Becomes a Licensable Service in Malta

Chambers and Partners Global Rankings 2021 – firm and individual rankings for the GTG Advocates

Transposition of European Electronic Communications Code Finally Published for Consultation in Malta

Amendments to EIRA Provide Clarity for Fixed Term Contracts

Digital Services Act & Digital Markets Act

The Brexit Trade Deal: Only a Gap-Stop Solution for EU-UK Personal Data Regulation and Transfers

MFSA Announces Upcoming Alignment of Malta’s VFA Framework with the Regulation of Markets in Crypto Assets

Financial Services & FinTech Updates

The EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade

Chambers and Partners FinTech Legal Rankings 2021 – GTG Advocates retains Firm and Top Lawyer Ranking

Financial Services and Fintech Updates

Malta Issues New Citizenship Programme for Exceptional Services

EU Commission Publishes the Proposed EU Data Governance Act

The Chimera of Legal Certainty under the proposed Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)

European Commission Issues Draft Decision on New Standard Contractual Clauses for Third Country Personal Data Transfers

Financial Services and Fintech Updates

EDPB Issues Recommendations for Third-Country Personal Data Transfer Post Schrems II

Drone Requirements

EU Council Adopts Conclusions on Future EU Intellectual Property Policy and the Revision of the Industrial Designs System

EU Approves New Crowdfunding Services Regulation

Remote Identification Procedures – Draft Regulations entitled ‘Electronic Trust Services (Remote Identification Procedures), Regulations – Public Consultation by the MCA

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) finalised the Guidelines on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Security and Governance

Financial Services and Fintech Updates

Recent developments regarding the EU Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Digital Services Act

Public Consultation on Guidelines 9/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679

Suspension of Filing for Dissolution and Winding Up of Companies by the Court

The Impact of Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation Hubs in the FinTech Sphere

Financial Services and Fintech Updates

Collective Investment Scheme Setup in Malta

Electronic Money Institution Licensing in Malta

Convergence in Law. The focus of the EU Digital Financial Package on technology assurance & new regulations on technology providers.

Proposal of the EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets Now Officially Released: The End of National Crypto-Asset Legal Regimes within the EU seems Near

Financial Services and Fintech Update

AG Szpunar Opines that Automatic/Inline Linking Requires the Authorisation of the Copyright Holder

A quick glance at the European Union Proposal for Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA )

Financial Services and Fintech Update

Pandora’s box and data retention obligations in Europe

Financial Services and Fintech Update

Central Bank Digital Currency: An Argument for a Cashless Society?

Financial Services and Fintech Update

The Regulation of Real Estate Agents, Property Brokers and Property Consultants

Copyright Infringement and Online Platforms – Recent Opinions and Judgments from the CJEU

Recommendations on Managing Personal Data Transfer Compliance Post Schrems II

ESMA Guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation

MFSA Launches Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

Guidelines 06/2020 on the interplay of the Second payment Services Directive and the GDPR

Financial Services and Fintech Update

Schrems 2 Ruling: A Brief Commentary on its Effects

Maltese Public Companies make the shift to remote General Meetings

UKGC Propose further consumer protection measures on online slots

FIAU & MGA Update Implementing Procedures for online gaming

MDIA launches Consultation on Technology Driven ITA Sandbox

Financial Services and Fintech Update

New Amendments to the Posting of Workers in Malta Regulations

MFSA launches Consultation on Guidance Note addressing Technology Arrangements, ICT and Security Risk Management and Outsourcing Arrangements

MFSA Issues Amendments to Insurance Business Rules

Controller or Processor? – Court of Appeal Confirms Tribunal’s Decision on Data Processing Roles

Benefits of Cell Companies Extended to the Shipping and Aviation Sectors in Malta

MGA Updates: Amendments to the VFA Sandbox Regulatory Framework

New Grants and Incentives by the Maltese Government to bolster e-Commerce

Privacy at the workplace in the wake of COVID-19

Obtaining a Maltese Operating Licence when Providing Air Services

Fire and Abandon Ship Drills

Financial Services and Fintech Weekly Update

Amendments to the PMLFTR

Financial Services and Fintech Weekly Update

Revised procedures for maritime support services

New Bill Proposes Amendments to the Maltese Companies Act

FIAU consults on a centralised mechanism for the collection and retrieval of data

Malta Implements the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation

MFSA issues Circular on the publication of the new Pension Rules for Occupational Retirement Schemes

Company Reconstructions Fund Regulations Published

The European Commission publishes its AML/ CFT Action Plan

The European Data Protection Board adopts new Guidelines on Consent

Preventing Insider Offences in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

EIOPA issues Statement on Principles to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the Occupational Pensions Sector

MFSA issues Feedback Statement on the Review of Company Service Providers Regulation

Newly Revised Legal Grounds for the Processing of Personal Health Data for Insurance Purposes

The Comité Maritime International Issues a Questionnaire on Foreign Court Procedures and Flag Administrations

COVID-19 and its effects on Intellectual Property

GTG Advocates ranked Top Tier Firm by the Legal 500 EMEA 2020

COVID19 Measure: Deferral of Fees Owed to the Maltese Shipping Registry

COVID-19: Data Subjects – Know Your Rights

MGA extends deadline for the submission of audited financial statements

Additional precautionary measures to marine terminals and port service providers

COVID-19: MGA issues Social Responsibility Warning

COVID-19 Gaming related Updates

‘Force Majeure’ under Maltese Law : COVID-19

COVID-19: Malta’s Data Protection Commissioner Issues Statement

COVID-19: Financial Incentives announced by Maltese Government

Does your Insurance cover the Coronavirus?

Quarantine Leave: COVID-19 Legal Amendments

Data Protection in the time of COVID-19

How will the regulators be assessing COVID-19 Contingency Plans?

GTG Advocates ranked by Chambers & Partners in the European Ranking on Corporate/Commercial: Gaming & Licensing

GTG Advocates contributes to Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide: FinTech 2020

GTG Advocates contributes to Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide: Trade Marks 2020

MFSA issues Feedback Statement to the Consultation Document on Security Token Offering

Leasing Structures in Aviation

Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Arrest of Ships in Malta: Practical Guidelines Issued

Ship Arrest Under Maltese Law

FIAU publishes Implementing Procedures for the VFA sector

Will 2020 be the year of reckoning for social media regulation?

Chambers and Partners FinTech Rankings 2020 – strong year for GTG Advocates & Caledo

MFSA issues Circular to Virtual Financial Asset Service Providers in relation to amendments to Chapter 3 of the VFA Rulebook

The Compliance Officer Role in the VFA Sector

Legal Updates to Malta’s Data Protection Regime

EU Data Protection Supervisor issues Guidelines on the concepts of Controller, Processor and Joint Controllership

EU-UK Data Transfers in the Case of a No Deal BREXIT

Malta Stock Exchange issues Market Consultation Document on Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITS”)

Transparency, auditability and accountability in software

Seemingly Conflicting CJEU Rulings on Territorial Reach: Google France/CNIL and Facebook Ireland/Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek

The Use of Blockchain in Aviation

Malta Digital Innovation Authority sets out Purpose and Requirements of Forensic Node for ITAs

MFSA launches Consultation Document on Systems Audit and Live Replication Requirements for VFA Service Providers

Guidelines on the impact of BREXIT pulished by the MGA

Amendments to Malta’s Gaming Fees Regulation affecting addition of new gaming verticals and conditions for Start-up undertakings

Salary from Illegal Employment Still Adequate Proof of Sufficient Resources according to the CJEU

MFSA Enhances Investment Services Tied Agents Regime

Technology and the converging digital world

UK Investment Firms and Fund Managers to be given Temporary Permission to Continue Operating in case of No-Deal Brexit

Regulating the Digital World

Malta’s Newly enacted Patent Box Regime Rules

Szpunar Opinion: E-Books and The Rights of Exhaustion and Communication to the Public

MGA launches Phase 2 of its Sandbox Regulatory Framework

CJEU publishes ruling regarding the transmission of ‘112’ callers’ location data to emergency authorities

CJEU Rules on the Applicable Jurisdiction in EU Trademark Disputes

The 6th AML Directive – What next for the fight against ML/FT Risks?

ESMA issues Final Guidance on Liquidity Stress Tests for Investment Funds

The Kraftwerk Case Finally Comes to an End: Music Sampling is Permissible if Unrecognisable

EU study: ‘Blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation – Can distributed ledgers be squared with European data?’

European Central Bank Issues Paper on Stability of Stable Coins

MFSA Imposes National Intervention Measures on CFDs

Recent Amendments to Maltese Tax Residence Programmes

AIFMD 2 approved by European Parliament and European Council

European Banking Authority publishes clarifications to the fifth set of issues raised by its Working Group on APIs under PSD2

Malta Implements Rules on Tax Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things – is it Time to Regulate?

The Importance of Consumer Communication in Distance Contracts

CJEU Rules on the Balance between Copyright and the Rights of Freedom of Expression and of Media

Ethical AI Framework for Public Consultation

Guidance on the interpretation and application of Council Directive 93/13/EEC on Unfair Contract Terms in Consumer Contracts

Companies Act Regulations on Register of Beneficial Owners Amended

Demystifying Decentralisation

FCA Issues Guidance on Cryptoassets

Malta Implements the new EU Shareholders Rights Directive

Does having a Facebook ‘Like’ button on your website carry GDPR consequences?

Why use the Standard Contractual Clauses?

Italian Court Rules on the Liability of Video Sharing Platforms for User Uploaded Content

Rental Reform: A Closer Look Towards the Laws Set to Come into Force on the 1st of January 2020

New Prospectus Regulation comes fully in force

MFSA Issues STOs Consultation Paper

MFSA issues Consultation on Amendments to Rules for Occupational Retirement Schemes

MFSA Issues Consultation on FinTech Strategy First Pillar

Attracting Aviation Business to Malta

MFSA Issues Circular on Insiders’ List Requirements

Coming into force of the Union’s Cybersecurity Act

Schrems Case (Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner). It’s not over yet!

MFSA Issues Guidance on Fitness and Properness Assessments

Immigration Status of British Citizens Resident in Malta in case of a No-Deal Brexit

Sigurður Einarsson and Others v. Iceland

MFSA issues Guidance Notes on Cybersecurity in the DLT Sphere

MFSA & FIAU issue Guidelines on Account Opening for Fintechs

New Drone Requirements 2020

EU signs landmark aviation agreements with China

Appointment of new Managing Partner at GTG Advocates

Malta’s New Trademarks Act and Trade Secrets Act Enter into Effect

Anti-Counterfeiting and Customs under Maltese Law

Maltese IP law in the Employment Context

Intellectual Property Transactions under Maltese Law

Transposition of the EU Trademarks Directive: Malta’s Trademarks Act to be Replaced

Air Pollution in Shipping: The Further Reduction of S02 Emissions 2020

Trade Secrets under Maltese Law

Design Rights under Maltese Law

GTG Advocates contributes to Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide: Life Sciences 2019

Fintech & AI, Disintermediation Through Innovation

Patents Under Maltese Law

GTG Advocates contributes to Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide: Data Protection & Cybersecurity 2019

MFSA & FIAU issue a Consultation Document on Account Opening for Fintechs

Copyright Reform Approved by European Parliament

Trademarks Under Maltese Law

GTG Advocates contributes to Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide: FinTech 2019

Copyright under Maltese Law

Registering an Aircraft in Malta

Introduction to Maltese Intellectual Property Law

Finalization of Malta’s Third Crypto Rulebook: What has Changed?

GTG Advocates Announces the Launch of the Series “Basics of Maltese Intellectual Property Law”

GTG Advocates Contributes to Chambers and Partners: Technology, Media and Telecoms 2019

Malta Cryptocurrency License Draws Nearer: Chapter 3 of VFA Rulebook Published

The Copyright Directive – Onward to a Final Vote

Data transfers from Malta to the UK in the case of a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit

ESAs Issue Report on the Future of Innovation Facilitators

The MDIA issues public consultation for Enhanced Systems Audit

EU Company Law in the Digital Era

The MFSA’s AML & CFT Strategy

Digital Economy and the 4th Industrial Revolution

MFSA Issues Consultation on Fintech Strategy

La Casa De Papel Accused of Infringing Salvador Dali’s Image Rights

MFSA finalises Financial Instrument Test

Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Addressing the Copyright Ownership Dilemma of Machine Generated Works should be a First Priority

ESMA & EBA Issue Advice on ICOs and Crypto-Assets

Amendment of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations

ESMA updates Q&As on Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies

CJEU Revokes EUIPO Decision deeming that the EUTM “Spinning” is a “Common Name”

MGA issues Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive

CJEU Rejects the Notion of Copyright in Taste

FIAU Issues Consultation on AML Rules for Cryptocurrencies

Digital Age Contracting and the dawn of new legal order

MDIA issues Chapter 4 of the Innovative Technology Arrangements Guidelines

Chapter 3 of the Guidelines on Technical Administrator

MFSA Issues Guidance Note on PEPs

Guidelines on the use of Cryptocurrencies in the iGaming sector

MDIA issues Chapter 2 of the Innovative Technology Arrangements Guidelines

Registering a Ship Under the Maltese Flag

MDIA issues Systems Auditor Guidelines Consultation

MFSA Issues VFA Rules for VFA Service Providers

MFSA Issues Consultation Paper on Investor Protection in VFAs

Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services Act 2018

When can Self-Employed individuals still be considered as Employees?

Malta Implements the Trade Secrets Directive

European Parliament adopts Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation

EU Commission proposes amendment to Supplementary Protection Certificate

Amendment to Highly Qualified Persons Programme

Blockchain and AML – Friends or Foes?

‘On-Call’ Time Considered to be Working Time

MFSA Issues Requirements for Investment-Based Crowdfunding

MFSA Issues Consultation on ICO Rules for VFAs

GTG Attends VFA Agents Seminar

MFSA Issues the Financial Instrument Test

MFSA Issues Consultation on VFA Agents Rulebook

MFSA Issues Consultation on VFA Regulations

DLT and Cryptocurrencies Laws approved by Maltese Parliament

The Virtual Financial Assets Bill – Regulating the Future Economy

GTG Attends IIP Due Diligence Conference

Maltese Government Issues Bill on Cryptocurrencies

Setting up a PIF in Malta

Ethics, AI and Regulation

MFSA Consultation on Financial Instrument Test

The Skynet Paradox

The Olympics, the Internet and Blockchain Technology

GTG to Discuss Breaking the Blockchain Frontier

GTG Participates at Blockchain Malta Event

Could Blockchain be the new dawn for AML?

The DAO as a step forward for the Digital Economy

GTG to Speak at Conference on Information Systems and Management Science

GTG Advocates to Speak at AML Conference

Government Issues Consultation on DLT Regulator

GTG Advocates to Speak at IFSP Conference

Dr Ian Gauci announced as Best IT & Internet Lawyer

Revised AML requirements for Gaming Licensees

MFSA Consultation on PSD2 Implementation

Dr Ian Gauci announced Maltaprofile’s “CEO of the Week”

MFSA Issues Rules for CIS investing in VCs

MFSA issues Feedback on PIFs investing in VCs

3D Printing – A Game Changing Technology

Issue of New Gaming Licence Fees

New Rules on Register of UBO’s

Government Issues LN Implementing 4th AML Directive

GTG to Speak at Malta Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference

MGA Issues Call of Interest on DLT & Cryptocurrencies

EP approves new Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation

MFSA Paper on ICOs & Cryptocurrencies

GTG to Speak at Malta Cloud Forum 2017

Demystifying Smart Contracts

MGA Issues New Service Provider Regime

GTG Advocates to Speak at EE Gaming Summit

Data Protection in the Hospitality Industry

GTG to Speak on GDPR for Hotel Industry

GTG to Speak at Technology 2020 Conference

Gibraltar Regulates ‘Distributed Ledger Technology’

GTG to Speak at ILS Blockchain and Smart Contracts Event

EP Strengthens Privacy Rules in Electronic Communications

The Regulation of ICOs

MFSA Consultation on Investments in Virtual Currencies

GTG Advocates to Speak at EY Malta Attractiveness Event

GTG Advocates Participates in Malta Innovation Summit

GTG Advocates to Speak at Malta Innovation Summit

Malta Citizenship Scheme Widens Investment Opportunities

Dr Ian Gauci appointed to Malta’s Blockchain task force

GTG Advocates Participates in Blockchain Malta Event

Proposed Changes to Maltese Gaming Regulation

GDPR – A Central Loop for Blockchain Deployment

New Regulations on Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices

Is it Time to Coherently Regulate Blockchain?

Malta maintains Top Spot on Europe’s Ship Register

Data Mining or Profiling under the GDPR

The Obligation to appoint a DPO under the GDPR

“Ancillary Activities” under the MiFID II Directive

The Right to Data Portability under the GDPR

Issue of the Skill Games Regulations

Brexit Effects on the Insurance Industry

Amendment to Highly Qualified Persons Programme

Commission Issues New Proposal for Privacy Regulation

New Residence Programme for Aviation Industry

Maltese Passport is Ninth Most Powerful Worldwide

Identity Malta Launches the Key Employee Initiative

The Role of the Data Protection Officer under the GDPR

The Proposed 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Data Protection by Design and by Default

Investment Services Licence Categories

The Upcoming Prospectus Regulation

Setting up a UCITS in Malta

New EU Data Protection Regime
