Michael Agius

As Chief Privacy Officer I am responsible for the firm's compliance with data protection and privacy obligations.

Senior Manager and In-House Legal Counsel at the firm. Main areas of practice and expertise include; review and drafting of contracts, employment law and health and safety advice, drafting of internal policies, reviewing and drafting of data privacy agreements and clauses, review and analysis of commercial descisions from a legal perspective. Managing in-house legal team's delivery of internal training, and research on industry specific queries and issues.

Manager and In-House Legal Counsel at the firm. Main areas of practice and expertise include; review and drafting of contracts, employment law and health and safety advice, drafting of internal policies, reviewing and drafting of data privacy agreements and clauses, review and analysis of commercial descisions from a legal perspective, delivering of internal training, and conducting research on industry specific queries and issues.

Associate within both the Employment Law Department, and the Marine Litigation Department of the Firm. Main areas of expertise being Employment law, Data Protection & Privacy, Health & Safety, and Dispute Resolution and Litigation before both the Inferior and Superior Courts of Malta. Prior experience included iGaming and relevant licensing in Malta.

Main Areas of Practice included; Employment Law, iGaming Law and basic company law related issues along with the drafting of legal letters, judicial letters, articles and news items.

As part of the internship programme offered by the Firm, I underwent two rotations. These rotations consisted of work and practical experience within two different departmens of the Firm, these being the Employment and Pensions Department, and the Corporate Law Department.

Part-Time Basis. Teaching English as a foreign language to both teenagers and adults of various levels and nationalities.

LLD Thesis Entitled: 'A Maltese Law Analysis of Third Party Litigation Funding' Modules Including; Law relating to Banking, Insurance and Investment Business, International Sale and Documentary Credits, European Company Law, Intellectual Property, Global Maritime Security and International Law, Climate Change and International Law, Corporate Re-Organization and Liquidation, International Trade and Investment Law, Arbitration, Admiralty Jurisdiction, Salvage, Towage, Pilotage and Collision, Criminal Law of Procedure and Evidence, Civil Procedure, Professional Ethics, Constitutional and Human Rights Procedure, Advanced Forensic Medicine.

Dissertation entitled: “The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships: Has Panama’s Accession Finally Set the Ball Rolling for the Convention to Come into Force?” Legal Drafting Project entitled: “Regulations Relating to the Implementation of Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Container Mass Verification Requirements into Maltese Legislation” Introductory courses: Introduction to Ships and Shipping; Introduction to Public International Law; The Law of International Organizations; and, Introduction to Shipping Law. Foundation courses: International Law of the Sea; International Marine Environmental Law; International Maritime Security Law; Shipping Law; and Maritime Legislation Drafting

Modules including; Minor Contracts, Matrimonial Regimes, Notarial Law, Fiscal Legislation Associated with Immovables, the Law of Guarantees, the Law of Succession, Registration of Acts and Titles, Forensic Medicine, Private International Law.

Modules including; Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Family Law, Property Law, Commercial Law, EU Law, International Law, the Law of Obligations, Major Contracts, Roman Law, Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy, Public Corporations, Political Theory and Governance, Political Movements and Parties, Political Patterns and Processes in the Mediterranean, Broadcasting Law, Development Planning Legislation, Introduction to Foreign Policy, Contemporary European Studies, Theory of International Relations, Conflict Resolution and International Relations, Middle East Politics, Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation, Soft Power in International Relations, ICT Law.