In 2000 Dr. Kris Balzan was conferred with a B.A. Legal & Humanistic Studies from the University of Malta and in 2001 obtained a Diploma of Notary Public. In 2003, he successfully completed his law course and was conferred with a Doctorate of Law. Simultaneously, in 2003 Kris pursued his studies further and graduated as a Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Maritime Law. In 2006 Kris continued to further his studies and obtained a Diploma in Canonical Marriage Cases, Jurisprudence and Procedure at the Metropolitan Tribunal of Malta. Throughout his fifteen-year legal practice, besides addressing maritime issues, Kris has extended his services to a wide variety of local and international clients operating in the commercial and civil sectors. His clients included, amongst others, a commercial bank.