When an employment contract is drafted, it ensures that employees have all their rights safeguarded. These include the right to work in a safe workplace, that at least the national minimum wage is paid, gender equality, vacation leave, and that no discrimination will take place. Ultimately, an employment contract does not place an employee in…
10.08.2021 Establishing a business overseas is ideal for those who would like to move their business structure from a high-tax jurisdiction to a country where one is able to benefit from better corporate taxes and regulations. Gibraltar, which is a British Overseas Territory located on Spain’s south coast is a stable jurisdiction that has political…
3.08.2021 In this era, safeguarding your business has become of utmost importance. In this blog post today, we will tell you what you need to know about safeguarding your business. What is a Trademark? A trademark can consist of any signs, words, designs, letters, numerals, colours, shape of goods or of the packaging of goods, or…
27.07.2021 Throughout the course of anyone’s personal or business life, one will most likely encounter a situation which will require legal representation in order to be able to solve an issue or a situation that has arisen and must be addressed in a professional way. There are two types of methods how a situation can…
20.07.2021 Incorporating a company in Malta means that a business will be set up in a country within the European Union that offers an attractive tax system. This is highly beneficial for the UBO’s (Ultimate Beneficial Owners) of the company since the Maltese islands operate a full imputation system of taxation accompanied by a tax…
13.07.2021 July is an important month for Fairwinds Management Limited as it is the month in which the company was incorporated. The anniversary, this year’s is the 8th one, is a perfect reminder to the company to thank its employees as it is thanks to their commitment and hard work, that the company succeeds by…
6.07.2021 The COVID-19 pandemic brought a change in the workplaces, not about the way we work but from where we work. Unfortunately, the crisis forced a number of businesses to take tough decisions such as closing down for good or make some people redundant. Others sought other alternatives such as reducing costs by ending the…
22.06.2021 A legal opinion, most often referred to as an ‘opinion letter’ is a valuable document issued by a law firm expressing a legal analysis of a specific issue, matter, or transaction. This will protect the letter’s recipeint by informing him/her of the legal effect resulting from the proposed transaction. Since usually such letter is…
15.06.2021 Recruitment is not an easy task in today’s advanced world where individuals are constantly head-hunted and offered opportunities on social networks even if they have never been personally introduced to one another. Many large companies set up Human Resources departments specifically to handle talent acquisition but smaller companies and start-ups might find it difficult…
8.06.2021 Thanks to telecommunication technologies, digital nomads from the European Union have been settling in Malta for quite some time to benefit from the Islands’ lifestyle and mult-cultural environment, great climate and connectivity. Last week, the Government of Malta took a step further to accomodate more digital nomads outside of the European Union who would…