The recent amendments to the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 234 of the Laws of Malta) and the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Rules usher in significant advancements tailored to modernise our shipping regulations and align Malta with international standards. In a pivotal move to maintain Malta’s edge as a leading flag state, the maximum age...
Alexia Bonnici has recently represented David Zahra & Associates Advocates at a conference organized by the Malta Maritime Forum titled ‘ESG in Maritime’. The conference, held on 27th June 2024 at the ‘Notch Conference Centre’ in Kappara, sought to analyze the different elements of ESG, with a specific focus on the challenges encountered by maritime stakeholders....
On 19 June, Malta officially signed a crucial United Nations maritime convention: the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships (the Beijing Convention), a convention aimed at providing certainty to purchasers of ships sold in judicial sales by preventing old creditors from rearresting these ships. The Convention enhances legal certainty by...
Andrew Grech has recently represented David Zahra & Associates at the AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) seminar held in Malta, titled ‘Setting Sails in Turbulent Times’. The seminar, which was jointly organised by the Transport and Business Law Commissions and was held at the University of Malta’s Valletta Campus, aptly tackled the contemporary challenges...
Through the issuance of Commercial Yachting Notice 12 on 20 March 2024, the Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta introduced a tailor-made code for small commercial yachts registered under the Malta flag; the Small Commercial Yacht Code (sCYC). The development of this Code is testament to the importance of the smaller commercial yacht sector and...
Malta has recently implemented changes to the Eighth Schedule of the Value Added Tax Act (Chapter 406 of the Laws of Malta), introducing a reduced VAT rate specifically applicable to the hiring of pleasure yachts. This modification, influenced by the adoption of Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 on April 5, 2022, marks a departure from the...
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