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Maritime & Aviation

Our Maritime & Aviation Law Practice is led by partner Dr Charlene Mifsud. Our lawyers offer advise on a vast range of Shipping & Aviation Law services.
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Our Transport Law practice group provides practical, in-depth advice on shipping and aviation law - making the firm, a leader in the respective sectors.

Chetcuti Cauchi is the Malta aviation law firm of choice for companies seeking potential aircraft management solutions in Malta. Our savvy aviation team has established itself as a leading aviation law practice representing aircraft holding and management companies as well as aviation financiers and private jet owners.

Our maritime team specialises in the use of Malta companies in local and international ship ownership and vessel management. Our lawyers seek at all times to provide innovative and practical solutions to implement clients’ plans in the most efficient and advantageous manner. As regards shipping companies, the team is highly involved in the day to day running of its clients’ activities, providing the legal support necessary for the proper administration of the vessels and the companies themselves.

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Maritime Law

For centuries, Malta’s strategic position in a crossroads between North Africa, Europe and the Middle East has played a significant part in Malta’s status as a prime maritime centre. Since EU accession in 2004, Malta’s maritime sector has continued to thrive, offering a variety of state of the art international integrated maritime services. Malta now boasts the 6th largest merchant ship register in the world and the largest in Europe.

Malta’s fully comprehensive registration process caters for the needs of all types of vessels, from pleasure yachts to oil rigs, and even includes vehicles still under construction which are wholly owned by EU citizens or by duly constituted corporate entities.

At Chetcuti Cauchi, our Maritime Law expertise spans an entire range of maritime services which include Malta ship and yacht registration, Malta bareboat charter registrations, incorporation of ship owning and ship management companies, assistance with the attainment of finances, setting up of leasing and chartering arrangements, drafting/reviewing of security documentation, mortgage registration and discharge, as well as structuring and tax planning.   

Apart from dealing with daily registrations, our Maritime lawyers also act as project managers to high profile matters, and work closely with our corporate lawyers, tax advisors and accountants in order to cater for high profile matters such as corporate structuring and tax planning, thus offering the comprehensive one-stop-shop service we pride ourselves for.

We can guide you through local and international ship and yacht ownership, yacht VAT leasing set-ups and vessel management, among others.

Aviation Law

As Malta continues to develop into a leading jurisdiction for the regulation of aviation matters, we have seen an increase in aircraft and mortgage registrations which may be attributed to a strong set of aviation laws which have incorporated a number of international conventions and which straightforwardly address the complexities which arise between players in the aviation industry in a business-friendly manner.

Our Aviation lawyers assist clients with an entire range of services, including registrations of aircrafts in Malta, sale and purchase deals, aircraft chartering and leasing, as well as the negotiations and drafting of aviation related service agreements such as servicing maintenance and repair agreements. Additionally our seasoned aviation lawyers vaunt thorough knowledge and experience in various other areas such as bilateral air services agreements, conditions of carriage, regulation of airlines, insurance, regulation of unlawful conduct on board of an aircraft, and seizure of aircraft.

Shipping & Aviation Expertise 

Our  team is geared with noteworthy proficiency and experience in advising on legitimate issues concerning aviation & shipping tax, airlines, air travels, relationships between private entities that operate vessels and other marine activities.    

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Dr. Chetcuti has always shown great wisdom and knowledge. He’s remarkably courteous and client-oriented.

Chetcuti  Cauchi has been doing many different aspects of IP work for us for several  years, and I have always been more than satisfied with their work.    All the people at the firm with whome I have been in contact have been very  professional, efficient and quick in their efforts to assist us.    Dr Maria Chetcuti Cauchi has always kept me well informed about every angel  of the matters we have dealt with, extremely professional and I fully trust  her advice and suggestions. Another thing which I have appreciated is her  swift way of replying to our requests.I can highly recommend the firm  Chetcuti Cauchi to anybody who needs IP advice on Malta.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates offers great ability and strength in handling and resolving difficult and complex matters.

My  wife and I have an association with Chetcuti Cauchi since 2009. They assisted  us with our original residence permit applications for Malta and since then  have taken care of our annual income tax submissions and PR sticker /  E-residence card renewals. They always handle our matters very efficiently  and professionally. The consultants that work with us are friendly, helpful  and very competent. They are familiar with the regulations and procedures in  the related government departments, and this makes the process run extremely  smoothly for us. We are very satisfied with the service we received from  Chetcuti Cauchi and will continue to maintain our relationship with them in  future. We can highly recommend them for any of the services that they offer.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates is a very strong team with a great understanding of complex matters. They enjoy a profound knowledge and expertise.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates boasts an incredibly diverse and talented team. Everyone brings skills, knowledge and experience to the table, creating a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Chetcuti  Cauchi has embraced a flexible and modern approach to hybrid working. Rather  than prescribe a set number of office days, the firm empowers employees to  exercise their judgement in how they manage their working schedule. So long  as underlying principles of providing an excellent client service and a  collaborative team environment are met, employees have a great degree of  freedom in how, and where, they work.

I  approached Chetcuti Cauchi with the objective of establishing a company in  order to provide public health information management services to  collaborators throughout the European Union.From my first interaction  with them through phone discussions and emails to ongoing communications and  a visit to their offices in Valletta, I have been extremely pleased with  their professionalism, competence, and timeliness.They have been very  attentive to the specific needs of my company’s collaborations and have  provided much-valued guidance and support both in establishing the company  and in its ongoing operations.Iam very satisfied with the work so  far, and look forward to more successful interactions in the future.

Dr Natasha Cachia’s experience in Financial services in Malta were invaluable to Porterpays team as we establish our business here in Malta. They have worked in a professional manner and were constantly supportive and open to understand new innovative ways in payments and provided us with a stellar advice.

Not only do Chetcuti Cauchi have experience, they’re academically proficient as well. They offer a wide variety of different expertise.

I  highly recommend the services of Chetcuti Cauchi. They assisted me as my  appointed Resident Agent with the MDIA, they fully understood my requirements  and also have a great reputation as a top law firm in Malta, making them an  ideal chioce. They delivered my project on scedule, which had a tight  deadline.

Chetcuti Cauchi is a firm with very educated and knowledgeable lawyers and advisors.

Jean-Philippe was a key advisor to me on the general European and in particular Maltese related tax, legal, accounting and secretarial aspects of a rather complex corporate group structure. We were operating in an extremely dynamic situation, and I was most grateful for his patience and understanding when we had to scrap the last idea and start all over again. He is highly professional, responsive and is excellent at finding practical solutions to difficult situations, whatever the time of day or night. He also has an excellent relationship with his team, and the service provided by his firm is intelligent, joined up and seamless. He is good humoured and imminently likeable and I look forward to working with him again in the future.

The professionalism and international collaboration of Chetcuti Cauchi’s team are a testament to their cohesive corporate culture. They are prompt in communication and consistently reliable, always delivering on their promises and never committing to tasks they cannot fulfil. This dependability gives us great peace of mind at the start of every project. In particular, we have been working with Magdalena Velkovska and Antoine Saliba Haig, who have been pivotal in building our trust in CC.

Antoine is very professional and knows his field of expertise very well.

I have had the pleasure of having Chetcuti Cauchi as my lawyers for my Maltese Citizenship application and also for property acquisition in Malta. I am extremely satisfied with their professionalism and attention to detail at all times making them, in my experience, one of the best law firms I have ever dealt with anywhere. I am truly honoured to be their client and shall continue to remain so.

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