Shipping Law Course

Session 1

Monday 21st November 2022

Keynote speech 
Time: 16:00hrs / Duration: 30min

Presented by:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Partner at Ganado Advocates

Malta as an open registry – The role of the flag
Time: 16:30hrs / Duration: 1.5hrs

Lecturer:
Peter Buhagiar, Registrar of Ships at Transport Malta

Sessions 2 & 3

Thursday 24th November 2022

AML obligations and sanctions relating to shipping companies and ships
Time: 14:15hrs / Duration: 1.5hrs

Lecturer:
Jan Rossi, Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates

The major maritime conventions
Time: 16:15 / Duration: 1.5hrs

Lecturer:
Norman Martinez, Director at IMO International Maritime Law Institute

Sessions 4 & 5

Monday 28th November 2022

Mortgages
Time: 15:00hrs / Duration: 1hr

Lecturer:
Caroline Risiott, Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates

Registration of vessels and the Malta flag with a focus on sale and lease-back transactions
Time: 16:15 hrs / Duration: 1.5hrs

Lecturer:
Matthew Attard, Senior Associate at Ganado Advocates

Sessions 6

Thursday 1st December 2022

Understanding vessel types, the Paris MoU, flag state inspections and the ISM Code’s safety standards
Time: 15:00hrs / Duration: 1hr

Lecturer:
Sergey Kuzmenko, Marine Surveyor and Consultant in Malta

*Session 7 postponed to 19th January 2023

Sessions 8 & 9

Monday 5th December 2022

The shipping company and international owners
Time: 14:30hrs / Duration: 1hr 15min

Lecturers:
Karl Grech Orr, Partner at Ganado Advocates
Nigel Micallef, Associate at Ganado Advocates

Claims and enforcement on ships
Time: 16:00hrs / Duration: 1hr 15min

Lecturer:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Partner at Ganado Advocates

Session 10

Wednesday 7th December 2022

The latest developments and challenges relating to marine environment
Time: 16:30hrs / Duration: 1.5hrs

Lecturer:
Mauro Peresso, Technical Director at Merchant Shipping Directorate, Transport Malta
Keon Vella, Technical Compliance Manager at Merchant Shipping Directorate, Transport Malta

Session 11

Monday 12th December 2022

The genuine link requirement in the context of maritime law fictions; and
The definition of a ship and vessel in maritime law 
Time: 16:30hrs / Duration: 2hrs 15min

Lecturers:
Gotthard Gauci, Lecturer in Maritime Regulation and Policy at Plymouth Business School

Note: This session will be held online. Please click here to join the session on the day.

*Session 7

Thursday 19th January 2023

Yachting
Time: 16:00hrs / Duration: 1hr

Lecturer:
Christine Cassar Naudi, Partner at Ganado Advocates