Legal-Malta Team

Maltese Law Firm Chetcuti Cauchi Wins Landmark Defamation Case in Highest Court in France French Supreme Court Upholds Defamation Ruling Against M6 Media Executives The French Court of Cassation, the highest judicial authority in France, has upheld the conviction of Nicolas Bellet de Tavernost and Bernard Berger de la Villardière, two senior media executives at M6’s Enquête Exclusive, for criminal defamation.

Malta highlights the need for flexibility on the BEPS Malta has put forward a proposal for the inclusion of a “common yet flexible approach” in the EU Finance Ministers’ conclusion on the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), proposals.   The Ministers agreed on the inclusion of provisions on flexibility for purposes of competitiveness in proposals

European Court Advocate General backs Malta in Citizenship Case The European Commission is requesting a declaration that Malta’s 2020 citizenship by investment scheme, which grants naturalisation in exchange for specified payments or investments without requiring a genuine connection to the country, violates Article 20 TFEU and Article 4(3) TEU. Additionally, the Commission is asking that