MALTA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Antonio Ghio, Paul Gonzi and Rebecca Iversen Fenech & Fenech Advocates Fenech & Fenech Advocates was established in 1891 and is the oldest and one of the largest full-service law firms in Malta. It is a recognised leader in all aspects of maritime, commercial, corporate, tax, M&A, asset and corporate fi - nance, ship finance, financial services, fintech, aviation, intellectual property, employment, re - mote gaming and TMT law, with a notable litiga - tion team having expert litigators in most areas of the law. The firm provides comprehensive advice and services through its in-house corpo -
rate services group, the Fenlex group (www.fen - lex.com), which also includes a licensed trust and fiduciary company, and its ship registration arm Fenech & Fenech Marine Services Ltd. All the firm’s lawyers are highly specialised in their fields, with a number being actively involved in the development and amendment of laws, lec - turing both locally and overseas, and assisting government with legislative assignments relat - ed to their practice areas.
Authors
Antonio Ghio is a partner at Fenech & Fenech and head of the TMT and IP law departments. His work has revolved solely around ICT law issues, with his main areas of
Paul Gonzi is a partner at Fenech & Fenech. His main areas of specialisation are employment law, data protection law and TMT law. After graduating with a Bachelor of
practice including legal issues relating to information technology, e-commerce, internet security, telecommunications, data protection, software, intellectual property, gaming law and cybercrime. Antonio lectures on ICT law and cybercrime at the University of Malta, and also held the position of Chairman of the Malta Communications Authority. He is also a founding member and current President of the Malta Information Technology Law Association.
Laws, Diploma of Notary Public and Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta, Paul earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Computer and Communications Law at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He advises on data protection and privacy policies and procedures, the notification of data controllers and data processing, engaging data processors and subcontractors, local and international data transfers, and handling complaints with the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner.
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