Malta Maritime Law Association President Dr. Matthew Attard attended the 2nd signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships which took place at Verdala Castle in Malta on 19th June. The signing ceremony was held at the magnificent Verdala Palace in Malta under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Malta H.E. Myriam Spiteri Debono.
The signing ceremony was officiated by Mr. David Nanopoulos, Chief of treaty office of legal affairs United Nations (standing behind Min Ian Borg on picture). He was joined by H.E. Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta; Hon. Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta; Mr José Angelo Estrella Faria, Principal Legal Officer and Head of the Legislative Branch, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs; Dr. Ann Fenech, President of the Comité Maritime International; Hon. Chris Bonett, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works of Malta; Mr. Richard Sonnenschein, Director for Justice Policies, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission; Dr. Dorota Lost-Sieminska, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, International Maritime Organization; and Hon. Jonathan Attard, Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector of Malta.
The Convention was signed by Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Malta, and Spain thus raising the number of signatories to 26.
from left to right: Dr Matthew Attard (MMLA President), Mr Godwin Xerri (MMF Chairman) , Dr Claudia Vella Casagrande (MISA), Hon. Dr Chris Bonett (Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works), Dr Ann Fenech (CMI President), Capt David Bugeja (Chief Officer at TM), Mr Godwin Mifsud (Permanent Secretary at MTIP), Mr Peter Buhagiar (Registrar of Ships MSD TM)
