Luigi Gulia

In a landmark judgment delivered on the 14th of March 2024 in the names Maria Matruscelli vs Palumbo Malta Shipyards Limited et (case numbered 518/19TA), the First Hall of the Civil Court awarded €208,871 in compensation to the plaintiff. The case revolved around the death of Aniello Fariello who lost his life on the 18th of January 2016 while performing his duties on board the vessel MV Galaxy, which vessel was docked at the shipyard belonging to Palumbo Shipyards Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Palumbo”). During the process of mooring the vessel, a reel through which one of the ropes…