Malta: Directors and Officers

Legal Notice 91 of 2026 introduced a dedicated legal framework governing the incorporation and operation of sports clubs through a private limited liability company structure, known as a Sports Private...

When shareholders' agreements conflict with a company's Memorandum and Articles of Association under Maltese law, the legal consequences may surprise many stakeholders.

Boards face a new reality where volatility is the baseline, not the exception. Trade measures, regulatory shifts, cyber threats and geopolitical instability now shape markets continuously, exposing weaknesses in traditional governance models that treat external risk as periodic review items rather than standing strategic inputs. High-performing boards are moving from reactive crisis response to disciplined, repeatable resilience governance that protects enterprise value and preserves strategic choice.

On the 11th of July 2025, Act XVII of 2025 was enacted which amended several provisions of the Maltese Companies Act. One of the most significant amendments is the addition of a new simplified liquidation procedure with the introduction of Article 214A.

On 18 June 2025, Malta introduced Bill No. 136, proposing a series of amendments to Malta's Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta).

Private Trust Companies (PTCs) offer families and high-net-worth individuals a tailored solution for trust administration.

In the case T-134/21, Malacalza Investimenti Srl and Vittorio Malacalza (the "Applicants"), shareholders of the Italian bank, Banca Carige, brought a case before the General Court of the European Union (the "Court")...

Many will have heard of the relatively recent adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) by the European Parliament back in April 2024. Indeed, after much political haggling...

The Chapter discusses local trends and developments in the field of AI, machine learning and big data.