Under Mauritian laws, a pledge is the actual or constructive delivery of possession of an asset by way of security. The principles are derived from French law.

The admission of securities of NewGold Issuer Limited (RF) on the Official List of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius on 26th July 2013 was hailed as a milestone in the internationalization of the SEM.

Mauritius has one of the most successful, competitive and diversified economies in Africa. The country's success has been built on a free market economy.

In general terms, a suretyship is an agreement by which a person (Guarantor) undertakes to perform an underlying obligation if the principal debtor fails to do so.

The Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius held that the issue as to applicability of the arbitration clause under a facility agreement was not open for it to determine...

On 29 July 2022, the Mauritian Parliament passed the Finance (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 2022 (the "FA 2022"), which enacts into law the measures announced by the Honourable Minister of Finance in

Section 127 of the Mauritius Companies Act 2001 (Act) deals with the filing of details of any security interest created by a company over its assets with the Registrar of Companies in Mauritius (ROC).

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.

On 8 April 2019, the Financial Services Commission, which is the regulator for non-banking financial services and global business sectors, published a guidance note, entitled 'Securities Token Offering'.

There is a legal obligation on every person who is a citizen of Mauritius to have an identity card within six months of reaching the age of 18. The National Identity Card Act was amended in 2013...

MCB made an application for the appointment of a receiver manager under the Insolvency Act 2009 or alternatively, for an order under article 1961 of the Mauritian Civil Code...

The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has set up an Alternative Tax Dispute Resolution (ATDR) Panel to resolve tax disputes through a streamlined process that is efficient and cost effective.

The development of Life Sciences has been one of Mauritius's long time ambitions. It is an industry which meshes well the island's ambitions in the pharmaceutical industry and bio-technological research.

This article attempts to provide a summary of the key principles applicable to a custodian of digital assets.

Competition law in Mauritius aims to encourage sound competition by prohibiting business practices which reduce or eliminate competition.

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)

Mauritius has made significant alterations to laws related to anti-money laundering following its Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group mutual evaluation in 2018 which highlighted the deficiencies ...

International issuers are issuers incorporated or otherwise established outside Mauritius.

At an awareness session on the Settlement Procedure conducted by the Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") on the 12 April 2022

Following the announcement of the Government on peer-to-peer lending and funding in the 2017-2018 Budget, the Mauritian Financial Services Commission...