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Zealous about yachts, aircraft & art law, our multidisciplinary team of specialists assists clients in all yachts, aircraft & art law matters in Malta.
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Besides providing advice on Art Law, this practice group is geared to provide assistance related to pleasure and commercial yacht registrations, as well as, aircraft licensing under the Malta flag. Our lawyers offer all-round assistance to clients wishing to undertake this process. Ranking as the first tier for Yachting in Chambers and Partners, the firm holds strong ties with surveyors, yacht management companies, financial institutions, insurance companies and banks which allow it to provide a one stop-shop service from Malta.

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Chetcuti Cauchi is also on the very forefront in Art & Cultural Property Law in Malta. Zealous and creative about cultural property and the arts, the main aim of this specialised practice group is to provide the creative market with practical advice in ‘a one-stop-shop’ fusion of services.

Malta: A bright past and a brighter future 

While offering a range of services and facilities to the marine industry which has been flourishing for the last four decades, spanning from a long maritime tradition, Malta has established itself as a leading maritime centre. Moreover, Malta is considered to be the largest ship register in the EU and the sixth largest in the word due to its reputation of an experienced, reliable and efficient maritime jurisdiction. With regards to aviation, Malta is certainly no stranger to the world of flight. Malta, as an island, relies on the aviation industry for its significant and lucrative tourism industry, as well as for exporting and importing and the daily transfer of passengers. Thereby, the country has embarked on a new and ambitious project to establish one of the largest aircraft registers globally.

Yachting in Malta

The Yachting Industry in Malta has two key facets: pleasure yachts and commercial yachts. Pleasure yachts are usually used as part of a business activity which has fiscal advantages for Malta shipping organisations. In Malta, apart from a brisk registration process, it offers a favourable regime for vat minimisation, potentially down to 5.4%, through a leasing setup. Moreover, Malta offers several yacht marinas as well, which are scattered all over the Maltese Islands, including facilities for super yachts. Facilities such as fuel bunkering, technical services for repairs and services, as well as access to luxury on-site facilities and immediate access to other off-site facilities are all readily available for yachtsmen.

Our Malta Yachting Team

Due to its long-standing experience in the Shipping and Yachting industry, Chetcuti Cauchi assists and represents individual or corporate clients throughout different stages of vessel ownership. This includes:

•    vessel sale and purchase
•    chartering and leasing agreements
•    setting up for VAT Yacht Leasing Structures
•    marine mortgages, or other forms of securities
•    discharge of mortgages
•    ship owning and ship management companies
•    registration of a vessel
•    bareboat charter registrations
•    tax advice.

Chetcuti Cauchi stands as the maritime law firm of choice for banks, other financial institutions and ship-owners seeking the most effective and advantageous financing, owing to the strong links with all sectors of shipping and maritime law. We have a number of specialised lawyers, accountants and tax consultants who have established themselves well in all maritime-related fields of law, including ship finance, litigation and admiralty.

Aviation in Malta 

Chetcuti Cauchi's specialised aviation industry team consists of a multi-disciplinary team of legal advisors, accountants and tax specialists that are drawn from our transport, corporate and tax practices, who have an unparalleled span and depth of knowledge in the transportation industries. Besides the legal and regulatory aspects of this industry, our consultants provide results-driven, practical council to our aviation clients on some of their most elaborate and unique transactions, and help them address some of their most challenging business issues.

Our Aviation Team assists our aviation client portfolio in their setting up and guides them to obtain the relevant licenses and operate under a Malta regulated regime. We work alongside out promoters, in-house legal and financial consultants, executives and other officers to ensure that an optimal solution is found for the client. Our Tax Team also assists in formulating the most suitable, tax friendly structure for each specific case.

Chetcuti Cauchi’s expertise and familiarity with the peculiarities of the aviation industry, complemented by our comprehensive understanding of regulatory processes has placed us as the firm of choice for clients seeking a consolidated solution provider in Malta.

Our team vaunts a wealth of experience in this enticing and flourishing field of law by providing services which include:

•    the registration of aircraft in Malta
•    insurance solutions and procurement
•    aircraft chartering and leasing advisory services
•    negotiating and drafting of aviation-related service agreements, maintenance and repair agreements
•    legal advice on Bilateral Air Service Agreements and conditions of Carriage and Regulations of airlines.

All of the above, coupled with the work provided by other practice groups within the firm, guarantees that clients in the tourism sector, transport maintenance, logistics, and aviation service providers can make efficient and effective use of our range of services in this sector.

Art Law in Malta 

Malta has a very rich artistic and cultural patrimony. Some of them are so grand that they are deemed to be the common heritage of mankind. The Maltese cultural landscape has been moulded by several millennia of human activity, the evidence of which can be found not only in museums but also closer to home in different little towns and villages. Passionate and innovate in all legal matters of cultural property and the arts, our Art Law team provides the artistic and creative industry with practical, legal advice and assistance. Our main expert areas in this regard include intellectual property law, contract law, estate and succession planning, dealing with counterfeit goods and litigation/resolution of disputes.

Our services include:

•    Acquisitions, disposals and loans of art and artefacts
•    Agency and partnership agreements
•    Charities and foundations
•    Contract drafting and negotiation
•    Copyright, moral rights and related rights
•    Dispute resolution, especially in cases of defective titles & provenance
•    Import/export on art and artefacts
•    Intellectual property planning
•    Insurance planning
•    Provenance, title and ownership issues
•    Tax planning and wills
•    Trusts and estate planning.

Yachts, Aircraft & Art Law Practice Group

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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