Event title

Commercial Law

for Accountants

Tower Training Centre Swatar

Dr. David Zahra

Registration

14.15

Time 14.30 - 17.45 Including a 15 minute coffee break

Wed 3 Apr 2013 CPE hours

3 Professional

Development

The Malta Institute of

Accountants

CPE 2013

M1309

Event title

T he transportation of goods by sea or by air, and the regulation thereof, is of fundamental importance for

trade and commerce. This workshop will seek to understand the standard terms that govern such a

relationship and what the obligations of the parties to such a transaction would be. The success and

prosperity of economies also depends on the use of credit, and accordingly the workshop will look into the

use of credit instruments, with particular focus on bills of exchange and letters of credit.

This event

The objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamental aspects of the carriage of goods by sea

and by air and credit instruments (in particular, bills of exchange and letters of credit) and their practical

aspects.

Topics on Agenda

Carriage of goods by sea and by air

What is a bill of lading? (History, Functions)

The Hague Rules

Voyage Charters and Time Charters

Charter Parties

Common clauses

Credit Instruments

Features of credit instruments

Bills of exchange as credit instruments

Formal requisites of a bill of exchange

Letters of credit

Who will Benefit

This course is relevant for practicing accountants and auditors, finance directors/managers, management

accountants in all sectors and organizations and students.

Trainer’s Profile

Dr Zahra graduated as Doctor of Laws at the University of Malta in November 2006, following which he was

awarded the Chevening scholarship to read for an LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law at the University

of London (Kings College). Dr Zahra is partner in David Zahra & Associates Advocates, a law firm specialising

in commercial law.

Participation Fee

MIA Members: €32.50

Retired MIA Members: €10.00

Non-MIA Members: €65.00

ACCA & University Students: €16.25

The fee covers: 3 hours of Structured CPE, coffee and the presentation in hard copy format.

After the event participants can download a soft copy of the presentation from the Institute’s website by:

Logging into the system using the username and password

Proceed to the ‘My Purchases’ tab and click on the event title

Downloading the presentation from the Secure Files Section at the bottom of the page

Certificate of Attendance

A certificates of attendance will be issued at the end of the course. This is for your own CPE records.

Event title

Booking & Payment

To ensure that your event materials and catering requirements are able to be provided at the event, please

register by 17.00 one working day prior to the event.

Individual bookings: Place your booking and pay online through the MIA website.

Group bookings & Retired Members: Fill in the registration form and send it by post along with payment. The

booking will be processed and confirmed once payment is received.

If you believe that the cheque will not reach the Institute by the closing date, then you are kindly requested

to send the application form by e-mail together with a scanned copy of the cheque and present the

respective cheque during the event.

Parking

Participants may use the parking facilities available at Level -5 and Level -6.

Terms & Conditions

Cancellations taking place within 48 hours prior to the event, will incur a cancellation fee of 50% unless a

name of a replacement delegate is provided.

When the cancellation takes place due to health reasons, the Institute will be able to issue a credit note for

the full amount given that the participant notifies the Institute by 9.00 of the course date.

No refunds in case of no-shows. Payment in full will still be due.

For more information

Ms. Sarah Bonello

The Malta Institute of Accountants, Suite 4, Level 1, Tower Business Centre, Tower Street, Swatar

Tel: 2258 1900, E-mail: info@miamalta.org, Website: www.miamalta.org

CPE Requirements

Annual Requirements: Minimum of 20 hours Structured, 5 hours Unstructured

3-year Rolling Period: Minimum 75 hours of which 30 must be Core, 45 hours Unstructured