Jotham Scerri-Diacono
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Jotham Scerri-Diacono is a Partner within Ganado Advocates’ shipping team, with particular focus on ship registration, shipping litigation and maritime law generally. Jotham also regularly advises and assists clients on corporate law and dispute resolution.
Jotham sits on a number of Committees and Boards involved in maritime and environmental law. He lectures and is an examiner at the University of Malta on topics dealing with shipping and advocacy. He regularly writes and contributes articles on maritime law in various local and international journals.
Jotham has acted for major banks, owners and buyers in arrest and sale of vessels in Malta. He regularly assists clients with the registration of yachts under the Malta Flag.
In 2020, Jotham chaired the subcommittee of the Malta Maritime Law Association (MMLA) dealing with amendments to Maltese maritime law and concluded the ambitious task of drafting proposed amendments to the COCP and the MSA, which proposals are currently being discussed by a working group purposely set up to finalise this endeavour. During the same year, a task force led by Jotham proposed to the transport authorities revamped “policy and procedures on the application of the tonnage tax scheme regarding time/voyage charters”, which policy and procedures have now been taken on board by the said authorities.
Career
Ganado Advocates, Partner: 2009
Visiting Lecturer and Examiner for the Faculty of Laws LL.D and LL.B courses, University of Malta: 2007
Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2000
Ganado Advocates, Associate: 1994
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates
Member of the International Bar Association
Member of the Executive Committee of the Malta Maritime Law Association
Honorary Member of the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Centre for International Legal Studies
Member of the Maritime Legislative Advisory Council
Member of the Domestic Arbitration Panels (Maritime and General Civil/Commercial), Malta Arbitration Centre
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
Executive Council Member, Malta Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energies Association (MEEREA)
Secretary/Treasurer of the International Propellor Club, Port of Valletta
Member of the University Maritime Platform
Languages Spoken
English
Italian
Maltese
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Ganado Advocates
The growth of fish farming in Malta
In the second episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Jotham Scerri-Diacono speaks with Robert Aquilina, a fish farming veteran and CEO of Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd, to discuss the naissance and growth of fish farming in Malta, its successes and future.
This article discusses stowaways on board ships and vessels generally. Since time immemorial, stowaways have been an ever-present concern for the international community and particularly the shipping industry.
The Malta Flag and its future challenges
Discussing the prospects of the Maltese maritime industry, the challenges that lie ahead for the Malta flag, and what sets Malta apart from other flags in an increasingly competitive industry.
The growth of fish farming in Malta
In the second episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Jotham Scerri-Diacono speaks with Robert Aquilina, a fish farming veteran and CEO of Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd, to discuss the naissance and growth of fish farming in Malta, its successes and future.
This article discusses stowaways on board ships and vessels generally. Since time immemorial, stowaways have been an ever-present concern for the international community and particularly the shipping industry.
The Malta Flag and its future challenges
Discussing the prospects of the Maltese maritime industry, the challenges that lie ahead for the Malta flag, and what sets Malta apart from other flags in an increasingly competitive industry.