EMD Advocates

1. EMD Advocates

2. About EMD EMD is an established multi-disciplinary firm based in Malta providing legal, tax, advisory and corporate services. EMD Advocates, the firm’s legal arm, boasts a strong international legal practice with particular emphasis on a number of niche areas including tax law, iGaming, financial services, trust law, corporate law, intellectual property, aviation & aircraft registration, ship & yacht registration, residence and immigration, employment law, media & entertainment law and property and construction law.

3. OUR SERVICES EMD Advocates is an established Malta law firm with a team of experienced Maltese lawyers providing traditional legal services under the laws of Malta, as well as specialized legal and advisory services to its clients both in Malta and overseas. 

4. 1. Corporate & Commercial Law  Corporate & Commercial Law are definitely the major areas of law dealt in by our firm. In fact, the vast majority of our clients are corporate clients who retain us on an ongoing basis to assist them with a multitude of issues and difficulties relating to their business. 

5. 2. Financial Services Malta has established itself as a reputable jurisdiction which adopts a serious approach to regulation with embedded flexibility, thereby ensuring an attractive environment for market participants to carry on business.

6. 3. Fintech and Blockchain The comprehensive legal framework promulgated by Malta makes it one of the leading jurisdictions in the blockchain industry, providing a sound and robust legal regime which gives confidence to operators and investors alike.

7. 4. Short Term Lending, Micro Lending & Payday Lending EMD can assist with the structuring, setting up and licensing of financial institutions providing micro lending, pay-day loans and short-term lending.

8. 5. I-Gaming in Malta A wide-ranging variety of games offered via means of distance communication (such as internet, mobile, telephone and digital TV) can be operated under the Maltese remote gaming licensing system.

9. 6. Employment Law & Industrial Relations Our firm regularly assists and advises employers and employees on their mutual rights and obligations arising from employment relationships. 

10. 7. Intellectual Property Law It may be held to be one of the most valuable assets a business may have. Intellectual Property Rights can: assist in beating your competition; be licensed or transferred thereby providing an important revenue stream; provide your customers with innovative products and form an integral part of your marketing strategy.

11. 8. Medical Cannabis The Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Research Purposes Act (Chapter 578 of the Laws of Malta) placed Malta at the forefront of innovation by promoting it as an attractive investment destination for the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medicinal and research purposes.

12. 9. Litigation It refers to a legal mechanism on the basis of which execution can be obtained, operating on the presumption that the result of the claim or issue at hand is no longer open to challenge.

13. 10. Malta Taxation Many of whom decide to locate their businesses in Malta due to the advantageous corporate tax system. Benefits of the attractive Malta tax system as well as a few other factors that come into play when owning a business or registering a company in Malta.

14. 11. Property Conveyance The acquisition of immovable property in Malta is an attractive prospect not only because of the island’s charm and character which mainly entices many foreigners seeking residence elsewhere, but also as an investment opportunity.

15. 12. Media and Entertainmentlaws Malta has ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production, which Convention provides a set of rules governing relations between states in multilateral co-productions of cinematographic films. 

16. 13. Malta Ship & Yacht Registration Owners of all types of vessels, from pleasure yachts to passenger cruise ships, tankers and oil rigs, may register such vessels under the Malta flag as Malta ships. Registration provides benefits, particularly fiscal, available to each Malta ship under Maltese law.

17. 14. Data Protection LAW The Data Protection Act provides for the protection of individuals against the violation of their privacy by the processing of personal data.

18. 15. Health & Safety Law The firm assists various clients in ensuring that they comply with their legal obligations under the relevant health and safety legislation in Malta.

19. 16. Equality The firm has, on various occasions, been commissioned by the European Commission to prepare reports, on a regular basis, on the general legal, judicial, administrative and political situation in Malta in certain areas of equality, particularly in the field of employment law.

20. 17. Aircraft Registration The Malta Aircraft Registration Act provides for the innovative concept of the registration of aircraft under construction. Such can be registered so long as such aircraft is uniquely identifiable.

21. 18. Trusts, Foundations & Associations We take care of trusts, foundations & associations in Malta. 

22. 19. Civil Law it is traditionally a civil law country however the common law and spring of English law have become addicted by the system and form part of the sources.

23. 20. Arbitration and Mediation Arbitration and Mediation is one of the modes of alternative dispute resolution to resolve civil dispute outside the court.

24. Thanks! Any query? You can visit us at : www.emd.com.mt