Court of Appeal reaffirms MFSA liability in data leak case, orders regulator to shoulder costs

The Court of Appeal reaffirmed that the Malta Financial Services Authority was responsible for an unauthorised disclosure of confidential data to the investigative website OffshoreAlert related to the licence cancellation of E&S Consultancy Ltd and its directors; the MFSA has appealed, arguing the tribunal exceeded its remit and that the disclosure did not amount to a personal data breach under EU law.