MAURITIUS Law and Practice Contributed by: Narghis Bundhun, Marylou Subramanien and E’jaaz Bundhun-Puddoo, The Chambers of Narghis Bundhun SC
The Chambers of Narghis Bundhun SC was found- ed more than 20 years ago by Narghis Bundhun, who spent the early years of her career in the Chambers of Guy Ollivry KC. Under the guidance of Narghis Bund - hun, and through her expertise, this boutique cham - bers has become the leading family law set in Mau - ritius. The chambers is currently composed of eight tenants and is located within the historical legal quar - ter of Port-Louis. Despite family law being the primary
area of practice, the barristers within the set remain committed to all aspects of Mauritian law by regularly accepting briefs in other aspects of civil and criminal law. Narghis Bundhun appeared as lead counsel in landmark cases before the Mauritius Supreme Court and the Privy Council, including divorce settlements of high net worth individuals, cases regarding child relocation, cases of child abduction and divorces en - tailing hotly contested jurisdictional issues.
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Narghis Bundhun is a senior counsel and head of the Chambers of Narghis Bundhun SC. Drawing on her wealth of experience, her current practice focuses on family matters as counsel and expert witness before foreign
Marylou Subramanien of the Chambers of Narghis Bundhun SC started her career at the Bar as a state counsel within the Attorney General’s Office. She was appointed district magistrate and subsequently
jurisdictions. Narghis was the first woman to chair the Mauritius Bar Association and one of the first two women appointed Senior Counsel in the country. Narghis has contributed to Mauritian law in academia and wrote the chapter on family law in the Guide to Mauritius Laws of the Bibliothèque Capitant. She is a fellow of the International Association of Family Lawyers, a fellow of the CIArb (arbitration), and an accredited mediator.
acted as presiding magistrate at the Lower Plaines Wilhems and Black River District Courts. Following her career in the judiciary, Marylou now keeps a broad practice with an emphasis on civil, industrial and matrimonial matters, drafting and civil commercial contracts whilst also advising and giving opinions in commercial matters. In addition to her practice as a barrister, between 2012 and 2015, Marylou undertook academic work as a lecturer and course director at the University of Wolverhampton (Mauritius branch).
E’jaaz Bundhun-Puddoo is a graduate of the University of Bristol and one of the most junior members of the Chambers of Narghis Bundhun SC. He also holds a diploma in Mauritian civil law from Université de
la Réunion. He appears regularly, together with Narghis Bundhun or Marylou Subramanien, in cases where the question of forum non conveniens arises, in addition to keeping a personal practice with a particular emphasis on divorce and custody matters. Beyond his work as a barrister, E’jaaz teaches basic rules and principles of law as well as legal history at Université de Paris-Panthéon-Assas (Mauritius branch).
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