Member Profiles

Malcolm qualified as a lawyer in 1995 and was engaged as an associate in one of Malta’s largest law firms. He branched out on his own in 1998 and participated in partnerships that developed into to Mifsud & Mifsud Advocates, which he co-founded with his brother Cedric in 2007. Malcolm has a vast experience in Civil and Commercial litigation and as a result has advised on a large range of legal issues to individuals, corporate structures and public institutions, whether in Malta or abroad. When he acted as Advocate for Legal Aid, he assisted clients in criminal trial by juries and considered to be one of the lawyers who has the widest experience in criminal trials. Malcolm had been elected Mayor five times from 1994 to 2013 and once President of the Central Region in 2009. From when Malta joined the EU to 2013, Malcolm was a member of the Committee of Regions in Brussels and participated in a number of EU committees on a variety of subjects. Malcolm is responsible for and regularly advises in civil, corporate and commercial law and in the litigation. He is the Firm’s accredited agent at Identity Malta and advises and represents client in the various immigration schemes that exist. He is a point of reference to a number of local government entities. He advises a number of major companies in Malta and sits of the board of directors of Maltese companies. He is a shareholder and director of Aegis Corporate Services Limited, a corporate service provider, licenced by the Malta Financial Services Authority. Malcolm sits on the School Board of San Anton School.

Shakeel Mohamed read law at the University of Buckingham and majored in European Law, French Contract Law, Competition Law, and International Trade Law. Shakeel was called to the Bar of England and Wales as well as the Bar of Mauritius in 1992. Shakeel is a partner at MC Law Offices. His areas of practice cover mainly Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Tax Law At the National Elections in 2005 Shakeel was elected and served as an Member of Parliament. He was a distinguished panelist at the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO held in Hong Kong in the same year. He served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Inter Parliamentary Union on WTO matters from September 2005 to May 2010. Shakeel presented a paper entitled “Lessons to be learnt from the history of multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices” at the Annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, December 2006. (Geneva). He was also a participant at the seminar “Realizing the Doha Development Agenda as if the Future Mattered”, convened by three nonprofit organizations with global missions: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Salzburg Seminar, February 2007.( Salzburg). There he also presented a paper entitled “The African Perspective”. Shakeel was a panelist at the WTO Public Forum 2008 for two consecutives on the following issue; “Trade and Climate Change: Is trade killing our planet?" and “Can protectionism protect trade? The legislator's perspective” respectively. Shakeel served as Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from May 2010 to December 2014 In 2013, Shakeel was one of the panelists chosen to address the United-Nations at the High Level Dialogue on Labour Mobility.

Shakeel Mohamed read law at the University of Buckingham and majored in European Law, French Contract Law, Competition Law, and International Trade Law. Shakeel was called to the Bar of England and Wales as well as the Bar of Mauritius in 1992. Shakeel is a partner at MC Law Offices. His areas of practice cover mainly Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Tax Law At the National Elections in 2005 Shakeel was elected and served as an Member of Parliament. He was a distinguished panelist at the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO held in Hong Kong in the same year. He served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Inter Parliamentary Union on WTO matters from September 2005 to May 2010. Shakeel presented a paper entitled “Lessons to be learnt from the history of multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices” at the Annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, December 2006. (Geneva). He was also a participant at the seminar “Realizing the Doha Development Agenda as if the Future Mattered”, convened by three nonprofit organizations with global missions: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Salzburg Seminar, February 2007.( Salzburg). There he also presented a paper entitled “The African Perspective”. Shakeel was a panelist at the WTO Public Forum 2008 for two consecutives on the following issue; “Trade and Climate Change: Is trade killing our planet?" and “Can protectionism protect trade? The legislator's perspective” respectively. Shakeel served as Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from May 2010 to December 2014 In 2013, Shakeel was one of the panelists chosen to address the United-Nations at the High Level Dialogue on Labour Mobility.

Shakeel Mohamed read law at the University of Buckingham and majored in European Law, French Contract Law, Competition Law, and International Trade Law. Shakeel was called to the Bar of England and Wales as well as the Bar of Mauritius in 1992. Shakeel is a partner at MC Law Offices. His areas of practice cover mainly Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Tax Law At the National Elections in 2005 Shakeel was elected and served as an Member of Parliament. He was a distinguished panelist at the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO held in Hong Kong in the same year. He served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Inter Parliamentary Union on WTO matters from September 2005 to May 2010. Shakeel presented a paper entitled “Lessons to be learnt from the history of multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices” at the Annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, December 2006. (Geneva). He was also a participant at the seminar “Realizing the Doha Development Agenda as if the Future Mattered”, convened by three nonprofit organizations with global missions: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Salzburg Seminar, February 2007.( Salzburg). There he also presented a paper entitled “The African Perspective”. Shakeel was a panelist at the WTO Public Forum 2008 for two consecutives on the following issue; “Trade and Climate Change: Is trade killing our planet?" and “Can protectionism protect trade? The legislator's perspective” respectively. Shakeel served as Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from May 2010 to December 2014 In 2013, Shakeel was one of the panelists chosen to address the United-Nations at the High Level Dialogue on Labour Mobility.