Business Profile

I qualified as a lawyer in 2004 with a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Malta, and proceeded to obtain my Master’s Degree with Distinction in International Maritime Law from the International Maritime Law Institute (IMO) in 2005. I was also awarded the IMO Secretary General’s Prize for Best Dissertation.

I joined Fenech and Fenech Advocates in 2006 and have since been heavily involved in advising and co-ordinating projects for owners and financiers relating to the acquisition and sale of private yachts and commercial yachts. I have extensive experience in advising clients with regard to registration, ownership structuring, importation, financing, chartering, yacht leasing, crewing and fiscal requirements and solutions. Furthermore, my areas of practice within the firm embrace all aspects of maritime law including EU shipping law, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitral awards, ship arrest and other precautionary measures for obtainment of security and coordination of tender procedures involving a maritime element.

I am the Chairperson of the Yachting Services Business Section within the Malta Chamber since 2015. I was appointed as the Malta legal representative to MYBA – The Worldwide Yachting Association in 2021. I am also a Committee Member of the Yachting Sub-Committee within the Malta Maritime Law Association and a member of the International Superyacht Society (ISS).