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On 21 March 2024, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") gave a preliminary ruling on the interpretation and scope of Regulation No 261/2004 of the European Parliament...

In a recent judgment, the Maltese Court rejected a foreign liquidator’s application to have a precautionary warrant of arrest lifted on the basis of the EC Regulation 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings.

The shipping industry in Malta is generally performing well and has been consistently so for a number of years. Like other industries operating in and from the Maltese Islands...

Located in the heart of a significant array of shipping routes, Malta’s strategic position has enabled the country to develop one of the largest and most reputable ship registers in the world offering a variety of international maritime services.

Issue no. 29 of the Shipping & Maritime Law Newsletter is now available.

On 30th January 2026, the Registry of Ships (the "Registry") introduced the Code of Standards for the Appointment and Responsibilities of Resident Agents (the "Code") through Merchant Shipping Notice 203.

On 15th March 2024, the First Hall of the Civil Court delivered its judgement on the case of ‘Mediterranean Samac Company Limited (C 44907)...

As a ship-owning enterprise that has been in operation in Italy for more than two hundred years, Navigazione Montanari S.p.A is most certainly a success story.

The Merchant Shipping Directorate recently published Merchant Shipping Notice 171 announcing the entry into force of the Malta Passenger Yacht Code with effect from 25th May 2021.

The impact of disruptive technologies on the maritime labour force.

Companies registering on the island will no longer have to convert into a non-shipping company — and then back again.

By virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020, new regulations were issued under the Companies Act entitled Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations (the "Regulations").

Malta's aviation industry offers an attractive personal tax regime for non-domiciled individuals employed in senior/managerial roles in the sector.

In a judgment delivered on 14 February 2025 by the First Hall, Civil Court (the "Court") in the case of Captain Tara Merlin Ehrlich vs MV Force India, the Court examined the interplay between maritime employment rights and the legal framework for enforcing such claims under Maltese law.

Short-haul or long-haul, boarding a plane to go on holiday or a business trip has become so common that we rarely think of the legal issues that may arise beyond cancellation, delays and luggage lost or damaged in transit.

The gross domestic product (GDP) growth of the EU's southernmost country is projected to reach to 4.0% in 2023, and to ease slightly to 3.8%, and 3.7%, in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

As the maritime sector continues to evolve, innovative financial instruments are emerging to facilitate investment and secure maritime transactions.