We have recently assisted a major oil and gas company in the tax-efficient structuring of its international operations, obtaining for our clients favourable tax treatment of intra-group interest payments, putting in place the proportionate substance elements to ensure defensible tax treatment by various tax authorities.
A well-known international hospitality and event organising firm involved in the organisation of various prestigious and high profile events chose Chetcuti Cauchi to secure Intellectual Property protection of a wide portfolio of marketing materials including logos and also other trademarks. The company has been successfully assisted by the firm to obtain protection of the portfolio of Intellectual Property rights and also obtain a copyright of certain marketing materials by means of an in-house developed system which overcomes the limitations pertaining to local copyright legislation.
Our Tax Advisory unit acted for a major international IT company with its head office in Malta. Our specialist team guided the client on tax implications, and successfully advised on various tax-sensitive issues.
Another major project that the firm was entrusted with is the set up of a structure for an investment project in Libya for the development of 400 upmarket villas in an exclusive development.
Chetcuti Cauchi has acted for a publicly listed company on the stock exchange in Poland that has a major shareholding in a company set up in Malta. The management board of the Malta company has found itself in a difficult situation with one of the directors acting in breach of duty when representing the company. Our firm has found a practical solution to this problem and also guided the client on shareholder remedies.
The firm has been of utmost assistance to an internationally well-known fashion house having disputes with its distributors in Malta. Together with our proficient team the representatives of this fashion house could recover pending payments and settle disputes.