Lara Saguna

Areas of Practice
Ship Registration and Ship Finance

Languages
Maltese, English, Italian

Education
2008-2011
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Maritime Law - Queen Mary University (University of London). Subject areas: Admiralty Law, Carriage of Goods by Sea, International Law of the Sea, Medical Law and Ethics

2005 - 2007
Awarded a Doctorate in Laws (LL.D.), conferred by the University of Malta after successfully submitting a thesis on "The EU Ship Source Pollution Directive and the Criminalisation of Seafarers : A blessing or a curse? " 

September 2006 - January 2007
Studied at the "Universita’ degli Studii di Roma Tre" - Rome (Erasmus Student Exchange Programme).

2004 - 2005
Diploma of Notary Public, University of Malta 

2001 - 2004
B.A. in Legal & Humanistic Studies (European Studies), obtained with a First Class Degree, and conferred by the University of Malta.

Publications
"The EU's Maritime Policy Green Paper - 3" - "Sanctions for marine pollution", published by The Times of Malta - The Times Business, April 2007

Memberships
Member of the Chamber of Advocates - Malta

Admitted to the Maltese Bar in 2008