Law Booth - Fenech & Fenech Advocates Podcast

Dr. Nicholas DeBono and Dr. Maria Camilleri discuss property ownership and the implications when contracting marriage in Malta. This podcast delves into regulating spouses' property, analysing matrimonial regimes, with a focus on Community of Acquests as the default regime together with analysing the ways of derogating therefrom.

Join Dr. Peter Grima and Dr. Matthew Cassar from Fenech & Fenech Advocates' Ship Finance and Ship Registration Departments, as they unravel the regulatory landscape, explore upcoming measures and shed light on voluntary initiatives shaping a more sustainable future for the shipping sector.

In the twelfth episode of Law Booth, Luca Amato, Senior Associate within our Corporate and Commercial department, sits down with Bethany Magro, COO of the Malta National Foreign Direct Investment Screening Office, to discuss Malta’s FDI regime and its implications on M&A transactions in Malta. 

Fenech & Fenech Advocates presents the 11th episode of its Podcast, ‘Law Booth’, where Senior Associate Martina Farrugia speaks to Ann Fenech, head of Fenech & Fenech Marine Litigation Department about her new role as the President of the Comite’ Maritime International, her vision for her term of presidency, and the latest developments in the Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships which was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on the 7 December 2022. 

In the tenth episode of Law Booth, Alison Vassallo, head of our Yachting Department, speaks with Rory Jackson, Head of Superyachts at VesselsValue, to gain insight on trends and predictions in the superyacht industry in these extraordinary times. Subjects covered include the current state of the  global superyacht orderbook, usage trends and sustainability.

In the ninth episode of Law Booth, Dr Nicholas DeBono and Dr Christian Ellul from the Litigation Department talk about the rights and obligations that arise from a Promise of Sale agreement (“the Konvenju”) and the issues and clauses one should cater for and watch out for when entering into such agreement before acquiring property. The common issues that may arise from Promise of Sale agreements are also discussed together with the remedies available, both from a buyer’s and seller’s perspective.

In the eight podcast episode of Law Booth, Dr. Paul Gonzi, Partner and Head of the Employment Law Department at the Firm, discusses the newly introduced Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers Regulations with Ms. Diane Vella Muscat, Director General of the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations.

In the seventh podcast episode of Law Booth, Dr. Peter Grima and Dr. Matthew Cassar from Fenech & Fenech Advocates’ Ship Finance Department talk about the new market realities being faced by the shipping community two and a half years on from the first cases of Covid-19, as well as the more recent ongoing sanctions against Russian entities and individuals and the corresponding impact that all this has had, and is continuing to have, on the financing and re-financing of Malta flagged vessels. 

In the sixth podcast episode of Law Booth, Dr. Joseph Ghio and Dr. Steffi Vella Laurenti from Fenech & Fenech Advocates’ Aviation Department talk about the impact of sanctions on aircraft lessors.

In this fifth podcast episode, Dr Sarah Cannataci, Associate within the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Department at the Firm, sits down with the Department's leading partner, Dr Antonio Ghio, to discuss the right of access available to data subjects on the fourth anniversary of the coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (the 'GDPR').