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The three certainties of a valid trust
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Vetting VAT action in court
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The risks of low interest rates
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Energy tariffs need efficiency
So far the political debate leading to the next general election has been dominated by the water and electricity tariffs. It would not be worth discussing that subject in this Business section if one only noted the political rhetoric. Fact is,...
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Compensation for flight delays
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Industry’s role in a balanced economy
The manufacturing industry’s role within a balanced economy is being recommended at a European level to encourage a renewed contribution towards employment, and in view of the important economic linkages it enables through sub-contracting and...
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First milestone in notarial reform
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Learning from the mistakes of others
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Air Malta flying high, but...
The directors and management of Air Malta discreetly made a big do of the fact that the ailing company achieved an operating profit of €0.4 million in its latest reporting period. That is quite understandable. Long periods of winter gloom and...
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Regulation of online gambling
The regulation of online gambling requires streamlining, the European Commission has decided. In a recently published communication, it has set out an action plan on how to achieve some much-needed harmonisation in the regulation of this sector...
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Labour market participation of women in small EU states
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Auto-analytics could change your life
I recently came across a blog entitled “The personal analytics of my life” by Stephen Wolfram and found it fascinating. Wolfram is a scientist-come-businessman who started an experiment in 1989 – what he calls a “self-awareness” experiment – by...
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Centre of excellence for maritime services
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Trusts in German-Maltese property succession cases
Trusts are an often used vehicle in estate planning. This holds true namely in cross-border situations. By setting up a trust, the settlor can minimise potential conflicts among heirs and safeguard the integrity of the patrimony for the family. At...
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Consumers and blacklisted practices
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Money-market resistance
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Improving international tax cooperation, action
A state’s ability to enforce its laws beyond its territory is, in its essence, a question of public international law. It is commonly accepted that jurisdiction to tax is a manifestation of sovereignty. There cannot be an extension further than...
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The labour market needs to be energised
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Facets of HSBC- BoV equity premium puzzle
Any investor who invests in shares is always trying to answer this question: When do I know that the share price of a given company is right? A consumer’s trading will depend on the answer. A consumer will buy if he or she thinks that the company...
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Compensation for denied boarding
Two recent judgements delivered by the Court of Justice of the Europ-ean Union have shed new light as to when air passengers are entitled to financial compensation in cases when they are denied boarding on a pre-booked flight. EU law grants a...
