MAURITIUS Law and Practice Contributed by: Deephallee Harnaran, André Robert and Ammar Oozeer, BLC Robert & Associates
BLC Robert & Associates is a leading independent business law firm in Mauritius, with eight partners and over 30 locally and internationally trained lawyers. It is a member of the Africa Legal Network (ALN), which is recognised by international directories as the lead - ing legal network in Africa. The firm has four main practice areas: corporate and M&A; banking and fi - nance; financial services and capital markets; and dispute resolution. It offers the full service of attor -
ney and counsel in a range of commercial disputes, whether before the courts or arbitral tribunals. With the promulgation of the International Arbitration Act 2008 and the setting up of institutions geared for in - ternational commercial arbitration in the jurisdiction, the firm has built its capacity in that area and has handled a range of high-value, complex arbitrations in contractual disputes, construction, hospitality, oil and gas, and private equity.
Authors
Deephallee Harnaran is a practising barrister and associate in the dispute resolution team at BLC Robert & Associates. Her experience encompasses civil, commercial and insolvency disputes. Deephallee
Ammar Oozeer is a partner in the dispute resolution practice. He also oversees the regulatory and compliance practice at BLC Robert & Associates. Before joining the firm, he was a senior member of the Attorney-
regularly appears before the courts and tribunals of Mauritius and is involved in advisory work, with a particular focus on insurance law. She has a keen interest in arbitration and has acted as junior counsel in applications related to the International Arbitration Act 2008 and in domestic and international arbitrations.
General’s Office and had worked at another law firm. He has a wealth of experience in public law litigation and has particular expertise in commercial litigation and arbitration, and tax litigation, and is an experienced competition and procurement specialist. Ammar also regularly advises on technology transactions and on cross-border data protection matters. He also works on a range of contentious and non-contentious trademark and copyright matters.
André Robert is a Senior Attorney and senior partner at BLC Robert & Associates. He is the fifth generation of a family of lawyers. André holds a Bachelor of General Studies degree (Diplôme d’Etudes Universitaires
Générales), an LLB and an LLM with a specialisation in Judicial Careers, in which he graduated top of his class, from Aix-en-Provence University (France). André is recognised for providing expert advice to commercial firms, banks, insurance companies, sugar estates, petroleum companies, hotels and textile companies. Furthermore, he works with chambers specialising in both local and international arbitration. André is presently a member of the Law Reform Commission of Mauritius.
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