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Tourism Boundary Regulation

The Tourism Boundary Regulation introduced significant new changes to the provisions relating to the determination of boundaries of tourist establishments.

Maldives Bay Pvt Ltd v MIRA [2023] SC 12

A dispute arose between Maldives Bay Pvt Ltd and MIRA with regards to the applicable rate of GST to the supply of certain capital assets (which included sand barges and fire pumps) by Maldives Bay to Sanctuary Sands Maldives Pvt Ltd - the owner of the tourist resort.

Year in Review 2022

Our "Year in Review 2020" provides brief summaries of the key legal and tax developments through the year 2020, as the Maldives navigated its way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the issues have also been addressed to in blog posts by our lawyers and tax advisors, and in a variety of our publications.

Mohamed Yasir v Ibrahim Hassan [2023] SC 02

A case which provided further clarity to the principle of restitution for unjust enrichment under the law of equity. The Court further listed the conditions to be fulfilled in order to establish that a party has, in fact, gained an unjust enrichment.

Seventh Amendment to Employment Act

The Seventh Amendment to the Employment Act (the “Seventh Amendment”), gazetted on 21 September 2022, removed the obligation on employers to pay minimum wage to expatriate employees in accordance with the Minimum Wage Order until a compliance date is announced by the Minister of Economic Development (the “Minister”).