Dr Geraldine Spiteri completed her legal training at at the University of Malta in 2001. She subsequently began to practice law and became a member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates in early 2002.
Alongside her law degree, Geraldine completed the Diploma in Matrimonial Jurisprudence (Canonical Law relating to Marriages) from the Archdiocese of Malta.
In 2003, Geraldine also qualified in EU and Comparative Law (Magister Juris at University of Malta). In 2007 she obtained her Masters in International Maritime Law (LL.M. at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, a subsidiary of the International Maritime Organisation). For this last qualification, Geraldine received a scholarship from the IMO IMLI Board of Studies.
Areas of Practice
- Maritime Law
- Aviation Law
- EU Law
- Public International Law
- Company & Commercial Law
- Telecommunications & IT Law
- General Commercial Practice
Work and Involvements
Dr Geraldine Spiteri has headed up the marine and aviation departments of several corporate and legal firms in Malta between 2013 and 2024. In the past, she had also worked as a freelance advocate. Her areas of focus have been telecoms, EU and competition law and general commercial legal practice.
Since 2009, Geraldine has lectured several subjects at different institutes within MCAST – including maritime law, aviation law, fisheries law and general business law. She has also been a guest lecturer in other colleges and has sat on the board of examiners for specialised topics within the law course at the University of Malta.
For a few years, Dr Geraldine Spiteri served as a judicial assistant at the Courts of Justice, Malta, which is a semi-judicial role. This position involved judges in their court cases, by compiling reports on legal matters (jurisprudence and texts) to support a judgement.
For almost 3 years, Geraldine held the post of director at the Office for Competition (Malta). This opportunity opened up a world of experience in terms of team management as well as exposure to international / EU relations in representation of the Maltese Government. This included attendance at several meetings of the European Commission, specifically the Directorate for Competition.
Contact
You may contact Dr Geraldine Spiteri here if you have any queries. You may also wish to follow her LinkedIn profile.