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Should a property be transferred to a trust, that transaction will draw transfer duty, which at times can be a costly exercise. The reason that, in effect, the owner of the property will actually sell ...

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person’s life. The ...

A usufruct would come into play where a husband passes away leaving his home to his children but stipulates that his wife has use of the property and contents in it for the rest of her life or until ...

The European Court of Justice found in several cases is 2018 and 2019 unlawful that Hungarian law forbade to grant usufruct rights to foreign entrepreneurs – instead of selling the land to them, which ...

MANY private schools whose sites are governed by a lease or usufruct agreement face the risk of losing their government permits or recognition from the Department of Education due to non-compliance ...

An interesting part of Ijara or leasing in Sharia is the classification of the usufruct by the Islamic jurists as a commodity which can be freely bought and sold. Simply put, the usufruct (Sharia term ...

The Green New Deal has reignited old debates between the left and right in countries around the world. Setting aside climate deniers (if only it were that easy!), the argument is between those who ...

The institute of usufruct is one of the most known legal concepts in Maltese society. Since its conception under Roman law, it has stood the test of time and owes much of its popularity to the fact ...

Last week, after having learned different types of asset ownerships allowed under Sharia, we were in the middle of examining how a usufruct can be traded. To recap, a lessee can sub-lease the usufruct ...

On July 11, the Maltese parliament enacted Act XVIII of 2025 – the Companies (Amendment) Act of 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’). Article 13 of the Act is very brief and to the point. It ...