Practice / IV
Corporate and Commercial
Company formation, contracts, international trade, due diligence and employment.
We advise local and foreign companies from formation through to day-to-day operation in Malta: the structure of the company, the agreements between its owners, and the contracts it signs with customers, suppliers and staff.
A large part of our commercial practice involves cross-border trade. We draft and review sale and purchase agreements and payment instruments, and we check the counterparty before the client commits funds or goods. Where tax or accounting advice is needed, we work with the client's accountants or recommend independent advisers in Malta.
- Company formation
- Limited liability companies, branches of foreign companies, registered office and introductions to banks.
- Corporate administration
- Malta Business Registry filings, the register of beneficial owners, changes of directors and shareholders, minutes and resolutions.
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements
- Share transfers, investment terms, exit and deadlock provisions.
- Commercial contracts
- Sale of goods, supply, agency, distribution, services and confidentiality agreements.
- International trade
- Sale and purchase agreements for commodities, Incoterms, and review of letters of credit and bank guarantees.
- Counterparty due diligence
- Checks on companies and directors, verification of documents and bank instruments, and KYC before a contract is signed.
- Employment
- Employment contracts, staff policies, termination, and cases before the Industrial Tribunal.
- Restructuring and closure
- Voluntary dissolution, liquidation, and creditor claims in insolvency.
- Commercial disputes and arbitration
- Proceedings before the Maltese courts and the Malta Arbitration Centre.
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