What systems of law are used within your jurisdiction and what are they used for (i.e. English law for project development, New York law for high yield issues)

The Mauritius Bankruptcy Division declined to wind up Indian Oil despite an unsatisfied statutory demand of MUR 17 million, finding that the company remained solvent with liquid assets exceeding MUR 2.5 billion.

In Mall of Mont Choisy Limited v Pick N’ Pay Retailers (Proprietary) Limited & Ors 2015 SCJ 10 the defendants challenged the jurisdiction of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.

The role of the chairman is critical to good governance and to effective performance, but the law does not describe the role other than being the person who chairs board meetings.

It is no secret that Mauritius' efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have been internationally acclaimed and the World Travel and Tourism Council has acknowledged Mauritius as a safe destination.

The ISDA master agreement forms the backbone of a significant amount of over-the-counter derivative transactions.

The Mauritius Finance Act 2021, which was gazetted on 5 August to implement measures announced in the 2021 Budget Speech, has introduced a significant change to Mauritian trusts in respect of residency.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) continues to propel its Fintech sector with a view to strengthen its regulatory framework to enable safe and secure virtual asset transaction...

The duties of directors in relation to companies in Mauritius are laid out under the Companies Act 2001 (‘Companies Act') and more specifically...

As Africa and India scale up efforts to work together in a burgeoning start-up ecosphere, Mauritius could provide the missing link in this collaboration

After having issued a Guidance Note in September 2018 on its position regarding investment in digital assets, including Cryptocurrencies and tokens,

As Africa struggles to bridge the financing gap required to sustain its rising population, Raju Jaddoo, Non-Executive Director of Ocorian AMEA, sheds light on the change in strategy of African pension funds ...

WITH the objective of further strengthening the position of Mauritius as a specialist regional Inter­ national Financial Centre ("IFC"), the Financial Services Commission (the "FSC") ...

he Companies Act goes further and actually distinguishes between the types of instruments which form part of a debenture and those which are excluded from its scope as follows.