The coffee giant Starbucks has prevailed in two Malta trademark infringement lawsuits against the St Paul’s Bay, Malta, coffee shop Strabuono Coffee. The cases were filed in 2017 (1153 / 2017) and judgement was delivered on 12 January 2022.
31 Dec 2021 Chetcuti Cauchi
At Chetcuti Cauchi, we believe that nothing is more valuable than the Gift of Time. Throughout the year, each department of the firm has adopted a specific cause, raised funds for it, and during Christmas time, each department has dedicated time and energy and funds to help this cause.
New Standard Contractual Clauses, or ‘SCCs’, have been issued by the EU Commission for data transfers occurring from within the EU to third countries, replacing the prior SCCs in operation under the previous data protection regime. These developments beg the question- what effect will this have regarding the impact left by the Schrems II case on the EU-US privacy shield?
The new Malta Start-Up Residence Programme will be operated by the Residency Malta Agency and the government agency Malta Enterprise.
Malta Budget 2022 has been announced. Learn more about new initiatives and proposals for this year's Malta Budget 2022.
The draft National Civil Aviation Policy has just been launched for public consultation as a catalyst for a future air-sea cargo hub. With mention of a possible drones sector as part of the policy, questions arise on policy considerations for data protection & privacy.
We are delighted to announce that our Senior Partner Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parked has been re-elected Chair of the Malta branch of private client professional organisation STEP, the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners.
EU Trademark registrations reported a substantial increase. Malta enjoys protection for EU trademarks through the EUIPO.
A new temporary residency programme has been launched for third country nationals wanting to move to Malta whilst working remotely.
31 May 2021
The Act regulating the Legal Profession in Malta is the first step in creating an obligatory register of warranted legal professional accessible by the public. Additional notions of risks and anti-money laundering provisions were added.