Jonathan Muscat

Senior Associate
Languages

English, Maltese and Italian

Location
Jonathan Muscat
Jonathan Muscat

Jonathan is a senior associate at WH Partners. His main areas of practice are Dispute Resolution, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Property Law, and Compliance.

Jonathan’s legal career started as a sole practitioner assisting and representing clients in the Courts of Malta after practicing law with a reputable law firm in Malta. Jonathan has also represented third-country nationals at the Immigration and Refugee Appeals Boards in his capacity as a legal aid lawyer. His later engagement with a consultancy company in the gaming sector led him to focus on corporate law, anti-money laundering compliance and gaming law. He is an experienced money laundering reporting officer and regularly advises companies on their AML compliance requirements.

He was admitted to the Malta Bar in 2019 and is a member of the Chamber of Advocates.

Jonathan read International Relations and Sociology at the University of Malta and graduated in the year 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts. He later read Law at the same University and was conferred a Bachelor of Laws in 2014, a Diploma of Notary Public in 2016, and a Doctor of Laws in 2018.

Expertise

Jonathan Muscat specialises in

Dispute Resolution
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Property Law
Compliance

Career Highlights

Representing Maltese licensed entities in the gaming industry in the Civil Court of Malta to resist enforcement of foreign judgments (circa 70 separate court cases with a total matter value >€7,000,000);
Representing a leading software development and services company delivering end-to-end digital solutions to numerous clients with presence in numerous countries in disputes relating to alleged trademark and copyright infringement in the Civil Court of Malta;
Representing a Maltese licensed gaming company in the Civil Court of Malta in a dispute for the recovery of funds in excess of €2,500,000;
Representing a technology platform operator that provides prize indemnity underwriting who is contesting a claim of damages valued at USD $3,300,000 instituted in the Courts of Malta by a foreign entity;
Representing Maltese companies in the Commercial Section of the Civil Court of Malta in insolvency proceedings;
Representing gaming companies in proceedings in the Civil Courts of Malta against resisting the enforcement of administrative fines awarded by foreign courts;
Representing Maltese companies in the Civil Courts of Malta against the Commissioner of Revenue in claims for the recovery of tax claimed by authorities in other countries;
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