Trends and Opportunities in the Maltese Legal Aviation Sector

Daniel Aquilina heads Ganado Advocates' banking ship finance and aviation teams advising leading aircraft finance banks and syndicates on aircraft acquisition transactions as well as owners and/or lessors of aircraft.  He also advised on aircraft registration and leasing structures and procedures and advised financiers in connection with the registering of security in the Malta register of aircraft mortgages as well as with the filing and perfection of international interests in the international registry. Daniel and his team also advise on the enforcement of aircraft mortgages and the arrest of aircraft in Malta.

Matthew Xerri is a Senior Associate within Ganado Advocates’ shipping and aviation team, with particular focus on ship and aviation finance, including the implementation of alternative financing methods. Matthew regularly assists financial institutions and leading banks in the perfection of security over yachts, commercial vessels and aircraft. Matthew also assists in the registration of international interests in the international registry as well as acts on behalf of various aircraft lessors in aircraft leasing transactions and structures, including the drafting of lease agreements. Matthew, together with the litigation team, also provides guidance on enforcement issues, including the arrest and/or re-possession of aircraft and vessels.

Louis Cassar Pullicino is an experienced litigator specialising in commercial litigation, who is particularly active in admiralty and shipping, banking, corporate, insolvency, insurance, telecommunications, pensions and contractual disputes with an international dimension. For over 25 years, he has been advising numerous banking institutions and has been involved in the market’s most complex marine and commercial litigation cases.

In June 2015, Louis was appointed Managing Partner at Ganado Advocates with a vision to continue driving the success achieved by the firm over the years. As his role of Managing Partner came to an end in March 2021, Louis continues to focus exclusively on litigation and international arbitration in the years ahead.