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𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 Earlier today, the Maltese Superior Court issued a landmark decision by refusing to enforce two Austrian judgments which awarded a refund of gambling losses to Austrians playing on Malta-licenced gaming websites. The argument made by the operators was that the GSpG's violation of Article 56 TFEU, a cornerstone of EU law, also represented a clear breach of Maltese public policy. The freedom to provide services, protected under EU law, is a crucial aspect of Maltese law, therefore, breaching Article 56 TFEU was "inconsistent to an unacceptable degree with the EU legal order" resulting in Maltese public policy being likewise infringed. The Maltese Court deemed that the enforcement of these judgements was manifestly contrary the public policy (ordre public) of Malta. Davinia Cutajar and Jonathan Muscat represented MGA licenced operators in repelling the enforcement of these judgements. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dfkRMJST #ThinkingAhead #dispute #resolution #gambling #MGA #Malta #gaming #LitigationMalta

Rachel Vella Baldacchino, as a member of the Germany-Malta Business Council, an organ of The Malta Chamber, organised and attended a business delegation in Germany, with a particular focus on Munich and the Upper Bavaria region. Organised in close collaboration with the Munich Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Munich) and various partners in the region, the visit featured a series of high-level briefings and meetings in tech and legal sectors. #ThinkingAhead #BusinessPotential #Germany

Ramona Cassar Azzopardi and Charlotte Attard will be attending the International Bar Association 30th Annual International Private Client Tax Conference in London on the 2-4 March. If you would like to schedule a meeting please email [email protected] #ThinkingAhead #PrivateClients #tax #IBA

Joselyn Teuma participated in a panel about VAT exemption for gambling and betting with Sarah Cassar Torregiani, Mark Abela, Nico Sciberras and Matthew Zampa. The panel was organised by the MALTA INSTITUTE OF TAXATION. #VAT #gaming #Malta

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚 𝐒𝐀: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐀𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 The principle of fiscal neutrality is not violated unless goods or services are nearly identical and can be readily substituted for each other from the perspective of the average consumer. In the Casino de Spa SA case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) analysed the principle of fiscal neutrality in light of Belgium's differential tax treatment of various types of gambling, including online vs offline gambling and online lotteries vs other forms of online gambling. The distinctions were considered significant enough to justify different VAT treatments. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxy_MWJF 🖊️Authors: Joselyn Teuma, Emma Spiteri #ThinkingAhead #VAT #gambling

𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 The EU Commission has surprisingly withdrawn the proposed AI Liability Directive from consideration. This was announced in the Commission’s 2025 work programme, adopted on the 11 February 2025. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHy-hHiG 🖊️Author: Patrick Massa #ThinkingAhead #EU #AI  

Davinia Cutajar will be attending the FIRE Starters Global Summit in Dublin, from the 26-28 February. She will be speaking on the panel “Ethics in the Profession” with Jens Stadtmüller and Stéphane Bonifassi. #ThinkingAhead #FIREStarters #Dublin #ethics

Joseph F Borg, Fabrizio Speranza 𝐚𝐧𝐝 Donna Bugelli 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐇 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 SiGMA World 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢 Joseph participated in two panel discussions. Joseph spoke during the panel “Audience insights and compliance pathways in interactive entertainment” with Fieldman Robinson, Katerina S., Tony Petrov and Victor Sekushenko. He also spoke during the panel “Compliance for AI and Crypto: Security First” with Cal Evans, Miroslav Đurić, LL.M. and Joseph Collement. #ThinkingAhead #SiGMA #Eurasia #AI #crypto #compliance #entertainment

We are proud to share that Quirino Mancini has been ranked in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025, in the Global Market Leaders, Gaming & Gambling area. Chambers notes that: “Quirino advises international companies operating in the Italian gaming market on licensing matters. He is based in Rome.” #ThinkingAhead #Chambers #GlobalGuide #Gaming #Gambling

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