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The latest article by Managing Partner Dr. Ann Fenech was published in the 2017 edition of Euromoney's Expert Guides – International Trade and Shipping. Article can be viewed by clicking here.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis with far-reaching consequences, particularly for the shipping industry, an industry which was already facing challenges before...

The applicable interest rates on overdue payments in business transactions due in terms of the late payments directive (Directive 2011/17 on combating late payments), has been raised...

In a judgment delivered on the 18th February 2016 in the case Pacific Seaways Shipbuilding Inc vs m.v. Kay, the Civil Court, First Hall, approved a private sale of a ship in favour of a mortgagee...

The registration of a mortgage over a Malta flagged vessel, in favour of an individual/corporate lender or a security trustee (the "Mortgagee"), requires the filing of a statutory mortgage instrument (the "Deed") at the Maltese Registry of Ships.

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak, on 13th April 2020 the Government of Malta promulgated the Moratorium on Credit Facilities in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations (the "Regulations").

In 2006, our Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure underwent a radical shake up when it came to laws governing the jurisdiction of our courts in rem, arrest of ships and enforcement mechanisms.

Malta continues to attract vessels to its shores for court-approved sales.

Malta has established itself as a leading maritime hub, offering a robust legal framework for ship registration and financing. One important aspect of maritime...

By virtue of Act I of 2025, significant amendments were introduced to Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta (‘The Amendments’)...

Both the Merchant Shipping Act and the Maritime Labour Convention has enacted significant amendments that aim to modernise maritime regulations...

Case C-125/18, "Marc Gomez del Moral Guasch vs. Bankia SA" concerns a request to the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") for a preliminary ruling from ...

Article 83bis of the Chicago Convention enables aircraft registered in one state to be operated by an entity in another state through formal agreements that transfer regulatory responsibilities. Malta's unique aircraft operator registry system allows non-Maltese operators to register aircraft while maintaining Malta's security framework and Cape Town Convention protections for lessors and financiers.

Borrowers' right to compensation from banks for unfair loan terms confirmed by the CJEU In its preliminary ruling delivered on 15 June 2023 in the case of Arkadiusz Szcześniak...

In its preliminary ruling delivered on 15 June 2023 in the case of Arkadiusz Szcześniak ("A.S.") v. Bank M. SA (the "Bank") (C-520/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") concluded that consumers...

Latest statistics for 2014 indicate that the Malta maritime flag has reached yet another milestone: the Malta Ships Register has become the sixth largest maritime flag in the world.

On the 4th February 2025, the President of Malta by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, enacted Act No. I of 2025...