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• M26025 - Personal Liability of Directors and Company Secretaries (Online)

  • When
    4 Mar 2026
  •  
    13:30 - 16:45
  • Location
    Online Webinar

  Register

  Registration Time: 13:15
  Sessions Time: 13:30 - 16:45 including a 15-minute break
  Speaker: Dr Robert Attard
  Venue:   Online Webinar

  Participation Fees 
  MIA Members: €40.00
  Non-MIA Members: €75.00
  Retired Members: €20.00
  Students: €30.00

  *Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

  BACKGROUND INFORMATION

  The session will discuss circumstances when officers of a limited liability company become liable for debts and penalties due by the company they serve in. The webinar will discuss legislative provisions and case-law.

  SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

  • Officers and the Corporate Veil

  • The Theory of Disregard

  • The Companies Act

  • The VAT Act

  • The Income Tax Acts

  • Other Pertinent Legislation

  Why is the session of relevance to our members?

  Understanding when officers can become personally liable, especially under the Companies Act and tax legislation, enables accountants to better advise clients, identify risks and support sound corporate governance.

  Target Audience

  Accountants, Auditors, Lawyers and Officers of Limited Liability Companies

  Speaker's Profile

  Robert is  EY Malta's Tax Leader, a tenured senior lecturer at the University of Malta and a member of the European Association of Tax Law Professors. In the 2015-2017 IBFD General Report on the Protection of Taxpayers’ Rights, Robert was described as a well-known authority broadly experienced in the practical protection of taxpayers’ rights and a prominent member of the legal practice. In Malta, Robert argued cases at all levels arguing a suite of Constitutional cases (the Geranzi Case m, the Angelo Zahra Case and others) that have led to a paradigm shift relating to the legal classification of administrative penalties. He submitted arguments in the ECtHR Grand Chamber Case of Lekic v. Slovenia and forms part of the Supervisory Council of the Observatory for Taxpayers’ Rights. In 2021, the EATLP invited him to draft its submissions to the EU Commission relating to EU taxpayer protection. Having served as a panelist at the 2015 IFA Congress, he formed part of a study group of the International Law Association on the “Protection of Taxpayers’ Rights” (co-chaired by Advocate General Juliane Kokott and Pasquale Pistone). Robert is a published author on tax law publishing articles in European Taxation, EC Tax Review, World Tax Journal and the British Tax Review. Robert’s books on Maltese taxation have been cited by the Administrative Review Tribunal and the Court of Appeal (including especially the Paul Ciantar Case and Case 27/18VG involving the taxation of highly mobile workers). Robert’s most recent publication is Taxation at the European Court of Human Rights co-authored with former ECtHR judge Pinto de Albuquerque (Wolters Kluwer Law 2023). 

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