Dr. Andrew Sciberras LL.D. (Melit.)
Dr. Andrew Sciberras is a Senior Partner at Sciberras Associates. Andrew obtained his doctorate from the University of Malta in November, 2012 and was admitted as a member of the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta in March, 2013.
Between 2009 and 2011, Andrew was an Executive Board member of the Għaqda Studenti tal-Liġi (Law Students’ Society) at the University of Malta as Publications Officer. Under his remit GħSL successfully published and launched two volumes of the prestigious Id-Dritt Law Journal (Volumes XX and XXI) and he also piloted an online law journal, Quid Juris. Andrew also contributed towards the publication of L-Alfabett tal-Kodici Civili – Volum A by Judge Emeritus Philip Sciberras published in December, 2013, and subsequent volumes.
On the 24th of October, 2013 Andrew was appointed as an Assistant on the Administrative Review Tribunal – Transport Panel, and has been re-appointed to this post for a further period of four years with effect from the 23 of October 2017. In February 2016 Andrew was also appointed as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Malta Arbitration Centre.
Andrew has also been involved in the drafting of legislation, such as the reform on the removal and amendment of criminal laws pertaining to artistic censorship, the Media & Defamation Act 2018, as well as implementation of Regulation (EU) No.650/2012 (commonly referred to as the EU Succession Regulation). He also serves a company secretary and legal advisor to petroleum companies Petromal Co. Ltd and Enemed Co. Ltd, and is also chief legal advisor to Malta Air Traffic Services Limited and various other Maltese companies.
Andrew currently heads the Civil & Commercial Law and Litigation department and is Chief Administrator of the firm.
Main Practice Areas
- Civil law and litigation
- Commercial and corporate law
- Small claims
- Debt collection
- Human and civil rights legislation
- Immigration
- Constitutional and administrative law
- EU law