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Final Means Final… Except When It Doesn't: The CJEU On Unfair Terms

The case originated from a 1988 preliminary sale agreement containing a penalty clause allowing the vendor to retain an advance payment of approximately €72,870 if the purchasers failed to conclude the final contract

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Ganado Advocates

The Titanium Brace Tightens: Rome II And Director Liability After Wunner

The practical stakes were considerable. If Rome II applied, Article 4(1) would designate the law of the place where the damage occurred — which, for online gambling losses, would normally be the habitual residence of the consumer.

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

Malta's Transposition Of The Consumer Credit Directive II: MFSA Revises Rulebook For Banks

The national legal framework applicable to banks and financial institutions offering consumer lending products, including personal loans, overdrafts and credit cards, is being revised as detailed by the MFSA...

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Ganado Advocates

The Digital Fairness Act: Implications For The IGaming Industry

The European Commission is preparing a major reform of consumer protection rules in the digital environment.

Malta Media & IT

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Ganado Advocates

MFSA Publishes Thematic Review On Payment Accounts

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BDO Malta

What Every Financial Services Business In Malta Needs To Know

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Grant Thornton Malta

Navigating Regulatory Overlap: EBA Clarifies Interplay Between PSD2 And MiCA

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GTG

Shifting The Burden? The Impact Of Act No. IX Of 2025 On Financial Service Provider Liability

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

MFSA Issues Finalised Conduct Of Business Rulebook For Banks

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Ganado Advocates

Directive 93/13/EEC And Mandatory Statutory Or Regulatory Provisions In Consumer Contracts

European Union Consumer

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Finance Malta

Directive 93/13/EEC And Mandatory Statutory Or Regulatory Provisions In Consumer Contracts

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Ganado Advocates

Consumers' Right To Withdraw From Off-premises Contracts Already Performed

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

European Commission Issues Proposals Modernising Payment Services And Opening Financial Services Data

European Union Consumer

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Representative Actions Directive Transposed Into Maltese Law

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

10.11 – Luke Hili Meets Simon Naudi And Patrick Spiteri Staines (Podcast)

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

Webinar: Malta's Family Office Proposition

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Taxation In Malta 2026 (Video)

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Zugimpex International GmbH

Client Stories: Malta Residence Options For Non-European Citizens

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Lex Mundi Global Merger Notification Guide

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

CJEU Clarifies Legal Consequences Of Invalid Loan Agreement Due To Unfair Terms

On 27 April 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), in delivering a ruling in the case of MJ vs. AxFina Hungary Zrt. (Case C-705/21), considered the applicability...

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Ganado Advocates

Reforming Digital Payments – Introducing The New Payment Services Proposals

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission published a number of draft proposals as part of its ambitious plan to open up financial data and reform digital payments.

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Ganado Advocates

PSD3 And PSR - A Digital Transformation Of The Payments Industry

On the 28 June 2023, the EU Commission published its highly anticipated proposals to innovate its legislative framework for payment services the Second Payment Services Directive...

European Union Criminal

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WH Partners

Borrowers' Right To Compensation From Banks For Unfair Loan Terms Confirmed By The CJEU

Borrowers' right to compensation from banks for unfair loan terms confirmed by the CJEU In its preliminary ruling delivered on 15 June 2023 in the case of Arkadiusz Szcześniak...

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Finance Malta

Borrowers' Right To Compensation From Banks For Unfair Loan Terms Confirmed By The CJEU

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Sustainability Standards And Labels: Navigating The Jungle

Malta Environment

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KPMG Malta

MFSA Supervisory Priorities For The Local Capital Markets In 2023

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Finance Malta

CJEU Clarifies Reduction Of Costs In Early Repayment Of Credit Under Directive 2014/17/EU

European Union Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

EIOPA Issues A Warning To Insurers And Banks On Credit Protection Insurance (CPI) Products

European Union Insurance

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Ganado Advocates

The European Markets In Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) And What It Means To The MFSA And Malta

Malta Technology

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CSB Group

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

Malta Technology

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WH Partners

ECJ Sheds Light On The Notion Of ‘Accident' Under The Montreal Convention

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

The CJEU Clarifies When A Consumer Is Under An Obligation To Pay Under An Electronic Contract

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Ganado Advocates

CJEU Enhances Consumer Rights: Car Loan Revocations Indefinitely Allowed

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

The iGaming and the e-Commerce industries have significantly increased the need for innovative payment solutions. The appetite of both merchants and consumers...

Malta Technology

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WH Partners

ECJ Sheds Light On The Notion Of ‘Accident' Under The Montreal Convention

On 2nd June 2022, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") delivered a preliminary ruling concerning the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, concluded in Montreal on 28 May 1999, ...

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

The CJEU Clarifies When A Consumer Is Under An Obligation To Pay Under An Electronic Contract

On 7 April 2022, the CJEU, in delivering a ruling in the case of Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v. B., adopted a consumer friendly approach by clarifying that for consumers to be validly bound by an electronically formed contract, ...

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Ganado Advocates

CJEU Enhances Consumer Rights: Car Loan Revocations Indefinitely Allowed

In a preliminary ruling requested by the Ravensburg Regional Courts in relation to Volkswagen Bank, Škoda Bank and BMW Bank (the "Banks") (Cases C 33/20, C 155/20 & C 187/20)

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

The Interpretation Of ‘extraordinary Circumstance' In Air Passenger Rights In Recent CJEU Case-law

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GVZH Advocates

MCCAA Launches Consultation On Proposed Amendments To Consumer Affairs Act

On 22 April 2020, the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (the "MCCAA") published a consultation regarding a Bill to amend the Consumer Affairs Act...

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Mamo TCV Advocates

Consumer Legislation: Revamp Of Consumer Law Directives

On the 7 January 2020, Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection ...

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Mamo TCV Advocates

Recent Developments In EU Consumer Protection: Judgment Of The Court Of Justice (First Chamber)

Following an early repayment of their loans, the consumers had assigned to Lexitor, a company governed by Polish law, their claims against the banks relating to the early repayment of the loans.

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Ganado Advocates

MFSA Enhances Consumer Protection By Restricting The Sale Of Contracts For Difference (CFDS) For Retail Clients

Following the MFSA's Consultation on the implementation of National Product Intervention Measures in relation to Contracts for Difference (‘CFDs'), and in line with the position adopted by ESMA ...

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WH Partners

WH Financial Services Newsletter July - August

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WH Partners

EBA Central Register Of Payments And E-Money Institutions

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

New FATCA Schema – Malta

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Ganado Advocates

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Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Modernised Consumer Protection Code 2025 (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

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WH Partners

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