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Maltese employment law departs from the ordinary civil rule that claimants must prove their allegations when it comes to discrimination claims. Once an employee establishes facts suggesting discriminatory treatment, the burden shifts to the employer to prove the decision was lawful and non-discriminatory. This article examines the EU origins of this evidential framework, its implementation across multiple Maltese regulations, and how the courts have applied it in practice.

Malta’s Consumer Rights (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 introduce significant changes to the consumer right of withdrawal for online and distance contracts. These amendments transposing EU Directive 2023/2673 into Maltese law, are designed to strengthen consumer protection across digital commerce and will affect any business selling to consumers in Malta.

Malta's Bill No. 7 proposes groundbreaking amendments to the Companies Act that would legally recognize distributed ledger technology and tokenized shares in corporate registers.