The Economic Intelligence Unit ("EIU") has recently published the Democracy Index report for 2021 and we are pleased to announce that Mauritius has been classified as a "full democracy" country by the EIU.

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)

In a judgment delivered on 21 March 2023[1], the Supreme Court of Mauritius considered whether an attorney (solicitor), in his personal name and capacity, had standing to apply for a judicial review of the rules...

When the Constitution was enacted in 1968, there was not much business around apart from sugar cane, industries accessory to it and basic trade and commerce for the needs of colonial Mauritius.

It is no secret that plans to allow foreign law firms to operate in Mauritius have met with a mixed reception since the announcement made in the Budget Speech 2007 to bring amendments to the existing Law Practitioners Act 1984.