The Supreme Court of Mauritius, sitting in its appellate jurisdiction, brought clarifications on the circumstances in which a Mise-en-Demeure would not be required.

The inauguration of this Board brings relief to many, especially as the previous system of objection to tax assessments required a person aggrieved by the decision of the Commissioner-General...

In one of its recent determinations, the Mauritian Supreme Court re-affirmed a line of decisions which confirmed its support to arbitration, whether international or domestic.

On 24 July 2020, the Supreme Court (Commercial Division) of Mauritius delivered a judgment non-suiting Sheeny Worldwide Limited (Sheeny) for failing to establish its claim in the sum of USD 7.1 million...

On 6 July 2023, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered its oral judgment overruling the judgment of the Supreme Court of Mauritius in the matter of Stanford Asset Holding Limited v Afrasia Bank Limited (2022 SCJ 333).

In the 50 years' history of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), it is the first time that ICCA has chosen an African country to host its congress.

On 12 July 2018, the London Court of International Arbitration-Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (LCIA-MIAC) announced that the joint venture, which the LCIA entered into with the Mauritian

Commercial disputes have always been an unavoidable element of doing business as parties to a mercantile contract or transaction would often find themselves in disagreement at some point during their dealings.

This was an application for leave to appeal outside delay made by Metatron Global Fund and Metatron Global Asset Managers Ltd (Metatron) against a judgment whereby they were ordered...

On 12 July 2018, the London Court of International Arbitration-Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (LCIA-MIAC) announced that the joint venture

On 12 April 2024, the Mauritian Supreme Court confirmed in Hobler v Harker 2024 SCJ 159, that an application to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment by way of exequatur under the...

On 05 November 2023, the Mauritian Supreme Court (Supreme Court) set aside with costs an application by OGD Services Holdings Ltd (OGD) which was lodged under Article V of the New York Convention.

Judgment has been handed down by Honourable Judge M J Lau Yuk Poon in Canada Life International Limited v Metatron Global Fund & Anor [2022] SCJ 305 in a claim on the interpretation of a settlement deed initially reached between the parties to this litigation.

These short notes have no academic pretentions. They do nothing more than narrate – "report" would be too pompous a word – some of the judgments of the Supreme Court of Mauritius in matters of international arbitration since the promulgation of the International Arbitration Act in 2009.

Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method and involves an impartial third party, the arbitrator (or in some cases arbitrators), providing a determination on the merits of a commercial dispute.

On 22 January 2025, the full bench of the Court of Civil Appeal in the matter of Mulliez H.S.B v Telecel Group SA & Anor 2025 SCJ 31 decided on the scope of Section 6 of the Court of Civil Appeal Act 1963...

On the 13th of December 2022 the appeal court in South Africa ruled that neither Mr NJ Ayuk nor Centurion Law Group must issue a formal apology on aggressive lawyering...

Appleby acted for the successful Respondent in the landmark decision of Mauritian Eagle Leasing Company Ltd v Boojhawon B. (2019 SCJ 347) delivered by Judge O.B. Madhub

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) announced its decision on 6 July to overrule a judgment of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, which had refused to grant a disclosure order...

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...