The Chamber is organising its first Quarterly Law Seminar for 2022 on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, at 12.00 noon. Dr Kurt Xerri, a resident lecturer within the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Laws and who also serves as an advisor to the Housing Authority, will give a talk entitled “The Limits of State Intervention in the Private Rented Sector: Fifteen Years of ECHR and Constitutional Jurisprudence”. To register visit https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_blQf_TrIRZS4CnNJjW6aXw  

The Chamber of Advocates and its academic arm, the Malta Law Academy, will be hosting German psychologist and legal scholar, Ms Alica Mohnert, who will deliver an interesting lecture entitled ‘The Psychological Way of Doing Law’. “You probably think you know what you're doing, but it's likely you make errors of judgement every single day. Human thinking is based on effective heuristics enabling quick assessments without knowing all the facts. Heuristics are mental short-cuts to arrive at conclusions.  They work…

The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) will be holding its Autumn conference in Malta on 14/15 October 2022. ECBA is offering a special rate to lawyers who are residents of, and practise, in Malta. Details of registration and programme may be found through these links: https://ecba.org/store/product/ecba-autumn-conference-2022-malta-registration-lawyers-resident-in-and-practising-in-malta-only/ 20220830_ECBA_Malta_Programme_abv Further information is also available on ECBA's LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-criminal-bar-association_ecba-autumn-conference-2022-malta-registration-activity-6971055941676883968-AaFe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

On Wednesday, 19 October 2022, at 12.00 hrs, Prof Tonio Borg will be launching his latest book entitled The Blue Sisters Saga – A legal and factual analysis which is published by Kite Group. The launch will take place at the Chamber’s Conference Hall.  Members wishing to attend this event are kindly asked to reserve a place by sending an email to: events@avukati.org as soon as possible due to limited seating.  

Anti-Money Laundering Training Session for Lawyers Title: Concealing the beneficial ownership - identifying risks surrounding beneficial ownership identification Date: Thursday, 27 October 2022 Time: 14.00hrs – 16.00 hrs Zoom webinar link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3V1iTjsATFShj45i9-PMNw Fee: €20 for members / €30 for non members