1.    Limited Liability Company – the name must end with “private limited company” or the word “limited” or its abbreviation “ltd”. A private company is a company that must, by its memorandum…

Re-domiciliation of companies to Malta is possible, provided that the laws of the originating country, allows it and as long as such company is authorized to do so by its…

The LawPrincipal legislation is the Companies Act of 1995 which is principally based on English Company law. Shipping companies are regulated by the Merchant Shipping Act.Types Limited liability companyThe limited company…

By virtue of Act VIII of 2010, Malta has put into place a new legal infrastructure through which aircrafts may be registered. Furthermore, Malta has also implemented the Cape Town…

The enactment of Chapter 246 of the Laws of Malta prohibiting the acquisition of immovable property by non-residents imposes a number of requirements to be satisfied by those non-residents who…

Malta Individual Investor Programme The Malta Individual Investor Programme (MIIP) is designed to facilitate the manner in which an individual and the members of his family can become Maltese Citizens,…

Why invest in Malta? Sitting in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, the Maltese Archipelago lies virtually at the centre, 93 kms south off Sicily and 288 kms north of Africa. Described…

Malta has a dynamic economy based on international trade and international business. Amongst its achievements, Malta has built a sound and competitive manufacturing and services base that does not rely…

August saw the amendment of various existing employment laws and the introduction of new provisions therein. The government issued a number of legal notices in order to amend some of…

Malta has a fully-fledged trust legislation, even though Malta’s legal tradition has been predominantly of a civil law nature. Trusts are regulated by the Trusts and Trustees Act which enables…