News
2021
Legal 500: Chambers of ARMA Peeroo SC GOSK is once again recommended by The Legal 500 in the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa) 2021 survey as one of the top leading firms in Mauritius…Read More
April 2021
Criminal Law: Me Assad Peeroo défend l’un des principaux suspects dans le meurtre de Manan Fakhoo, un ancien agent politique…Read More
January 2021
Criminal Law: Lynché pour avoir tenu des propos à relent communal sur Facebook, Me Assad Peeroo défend l’internaute, Fardeen Okeeb mais insiste sur le fait que « Le communalisme n’a pas de place dans notre pays » … Read More
December 2020
Employment Law: « Je ferai le nécessaire pour que les droits de ces 154 employés soient respectés. La compagnie a accepté de payer leurs salaires et leurs boni de fin d’année. Mais il faut ces personnes perçoivent aussi une compensation pour leur temps service et d’autres bénéfices qui leur reviennent », explique Me Assad Peeroo…Read More
November 2020
Criminal Law: Un exercice de « controlled delivery » qui tourne au fiasco. Me Assad Peeroo envisage de contester l’acte d’accusation car la mort du constable Dimple Raghoo n’était pas intentionnelle dit son client, Wazil Meerkhan…Read More
October 2020
Employment Law: Un mois de salaire par année de service pour les 1700 employés d’Esquel Group suite aux excellentes négociations enclenchées par Me Assad Peeroo avec le Ministère du Travail… Read More
August 2020
Employment Law: Les 21 employés d’Impact Production Limited licenciés pendant la période de Covid-19 obtiennent gain de cause devant le Redundancy Board…Read More
April 2019
Criminal Law: Marjorie Thésée, mother of Laurent Thésée, former detainee at La Bastille prison, sought the services of Assad Peeroo. ” I want to know the truth about my son’s death.” – Read More
March 2019
Criminal Law: Death of Dylan Eleonore in Madagascar – “The report of the autopsy is the catalyst”, asserts Me Assad Peeroo – Read More
February 2019
Criminal Law: Sada Curpen acquitté – « Justice a été faite » dit Me Assad Peeroo…Read More
November 2018
Criminal Law: Judicial and Legal Provisions Bill: “Where is the purpose of this law? “Asks Assad Peeroo – Read More
August 2018
Labour Law: Bodha-transport unions, represented by Me Assad Peeroo – new meeting in a month – Read More
July 2018
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo successfully represents an operator in the fisheries sector against an international group in one of the first international arbitrations under the LCIA-MIAC rules.
May 2018
Banking & Finance: Jamsheed Peeroo successfully represents TUI France before the Supreme Court and secures payment from Maubank of the full amount of a bank guarantee which had been provided in an ICC arbitration in Paris.
August 2017
Banking & Finance: Razack Peeroo SC successfully defends the managing director of Anderson Ross Consulting Ltd who stood charged under three counts in breach of Financial Intelligence and Anti Money laundering Act 2002.
August 2017
Nomination: Razack Peeroo SC acted as counsel for A Jowaheer in the case of A Jowaheer v The Royal Holloway College I.P.O Private Secondary Education Authority. In the light of the stand taken by the PSSA in the Supreme Court case of N Rughoo v Private Secondary Schools Authority I.P.O Arya Sabha mauritius, Me A Jowaheer was successfully appointed as Senior Educator.
July 2017
Nomination: Razack Peeroo SC was counsel for the applicant in the Supreme Court case of N Rughoo versus Private Secondary Schools Authority I.P.O Arya Sabha Mauritius where the supreme court shed light on the powers of the Private Secondary Schools Authority within the purview the PSSA Act in matters of promotion. N Rughoo was successfully appointed as Senior Educator.
April 2017
Commercial Litigation: Razack Peeroo SC instructed in 3 related claims of approximately Rs 38 Millions in total involving complex insurance and investment fund issues before the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
December 2016
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo successfully obtains an order to enforce an ICC international arbitration award in favour of a leading worldwide group in the tourism sector as well as an ex parte interim injunction in support of enforcement proceedings.
June 2016
Energy and Infrastructure: Jamsheed Peeroo advises a leading international group in the global energy sector in setting up a corporate structure for the African market.
March 2016
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo successfully assists an investment fund in reaching a favourable settlement in relation to the enforcement of an international arbitration award.
December 2015
Maritime & Shipping Law:
Khushal Lobine appears for the shipping vessel, MV Magnet Star, which was under seizure, in its successful release.
June 2015
Mining, BITs, DTAs and Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo speaks at the International Mining Conference, Mines and Money Africa 2015, on the importance of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) for Mining Ventures in Africa and, in particular, on investment protection, on adopting the right structure in order to benefit from both DTAs and BITs, and on Investment Arbitration before Ad hoc tribunals and the ICSID: https://www.minesandmoney.com/mauritius/
April 2015
Banking & Finance: Razack Peeroo SC appears for the former Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Industry & Commerce in the highly publicised case of BETAMAX. Following his arrest, the former PS was conditionally released Wednesday, 22nd of April 2015 after giving two sureties of MUR 15,000 each and signed an acknowledgment of debt of MUR 200,000.
March 2015
Banking & Finance: Razack Peeroo SC is instructed as counsel for the managing director of Anderson Ross Consulting Ltd and the company itself. The managing director is suspected of having transferred a sum which he had reasonable grounds for suspecting to have been derived, in whole, indirectly from crime.
March 2015
Criminal Law: Assad Peeroo appears for the star witness in the matter of the homicide of Iqbal Toofany. The latter was allegedly brutally murdered in police cell by 5 police officers.
October 2014
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo advises Hewlett-Packard as co-counsel in relation to a high profile on-going appeal case before the Supreme Court involving a potential international commercial arbitration in Switzerland.
April 2014
Employment Law: Jamsheed Peeroo advises the Central Electricity Board in relation to collective bargaining and the funding of pension benefits and salaries of some 2000 employees.
January 2014
Banking & Finance: Jamsheed Peeroo acts as counsel before the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court in relation to a dispute over the payment of a performance bond issued by our client, the GFA Insurance Company Ltd.
January 2014
International Business Law: Jamsheed Peeroo provides legal advice to Soletanche-Bachy on an international bid worth USD 172 Million for the extension of Port Louis harbour in Mauritius involving a potential joint venture agreement with a local entity, international construction procedures and regulations, public procurement and potential tax benefits.
November 2013
Banking & Finance: Jamsheed Peeroo defends Eastern Properties & Investment Co ltd against a claim for non-payment under a lease agreement and the claim worth MUR 30 Million is successfully struck out.
August 2013
Judicial Review: Jamsheed Peeroo challenges, on behalf of a consortium of more than 30 authorised vehicles importers the imposition of the new regulation on the importation of vehicles from Japan. Leave for Judicial Review was obtained from the bench and the case is to be heard before a two-judge panel including the Chief Justice.
May 2013
Corporate Litigation: Assad Peeroo appears as counsel for the high profile alleged corporate fraud which occurred at Mauritius Duty Free Paradise.
January 2013
Construction Law: Jamsheed Peeroo advises Jin Fei in relation to the development of a future project on legal aspects of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement, the possible financing structure and issues of guarantee of payment and profit.
October 2012
Construction Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo obtains an ex parte interim injunction in support of arbitration thereby restraining the main contractor from substituting a sub-contractor in relation to the renovation and part-reconstruction of a hospital.
July 2012
Corporate Litigation: Jamsheed Peeroo represents a number of companies and sociétés and a shareholder, director and partner in complex, consolidated Supreme Court proceedings involving corporate, contractual, financial, property law and construction issues before the Mediation Division.
June 2012
White-Collar Crime: Assad Peeroo instructed to appear in a highly-mediatized trial involving a politically appointed director who has allegedly fraudulently taken company property.
May 2012
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo dellivers a lecture on the Role of Courts in International Arbitration during a Practitioners’ Training Day organised by the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Hague and Young ICCA in Mauritius.
February 2012
International Family Law: Assad Peeroo instructed to represent a Mauritian citizen in an appeal before the Supreme Court in a case of wrongful detention of his children brought from Switzerland for their safety under the Hague Convention 1980.
January 2012
Banking and Finance: Razack Peeroo SC appears in high profile litigation before the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court on the nonpayment of a banking letter of credit worth around MUR 23 million.
November 2011
Construction Law: Razack Peeroo SC advises on the validity of a contractual variation of nearly MUR 300 million in a major infrastructural project.
October 2011
Taxation: Razack Peeroo SC argues an appeal before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Taxation legislation applicable to private companies.
July 2011
International Trade: Jamsheed Peeroo represents and advises foreign clients on the contractual and financial aspects of a number of deals worth a total of around USD 250M, involving the international sale of petroleum derivatives and coal.
May 2011
Banking: Razack Peeroo SC represents his client in an appeal case before the Supreme Court on the issue of law repeal by implication in relation to a bank’s seizure and sale of property
April 2011
Arbitration: Razack Peeroo SC wins an arbitration worth more than Rs 50M for the CEB and the CEB Staff Fund.
April 2011
Investment in Property:: Razack Peeroo SC, Khushal Lobine and Jamsheed Peeroo assist international investors in the construction of several villas in a world heritage UNESCO site under the Residential Estate Scheme (RES).
April 2011
Construction Law: Assad Peeroo advises on contracts for the construction of the first 6-star hotel in Mauritius.
March 2011
Cross-border Employment: Assad Peeroo successfully obtains ten specific performance orders from the Supreme Court against international employees of his client.
February 2011
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo provides consultancy advice to service provider in relation to the setting up of video-conferencing facilities specially designed to comply with international arbitration standards.
December 2010
Oil Supply / Insurance: Jamsheed Peeroo successfully negotiates a settlement in an accident linked to a specific type of petrol pumps.
December 2010
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo participates in roundtable discussion organised by YIAG, ICC YAF and Young ICCA with leading international arbitration practitioners and experts.
November 2010
Construction Law:: Razack Peeroo SC advises international company on contract for a Hydro Power Plant.
October 2010
Tenders: Razack Peeroo SC represents client before the IRP in relation to international bid for power station extension.
September 2010
Environmental Law: Razack Peeroo SC hired as counsel in relation to used oil spill.
September 2010
Arbitration: Razack Peeroo SC retained as counsel in arbitration involving the Central Electricity Board.
August 2010
International Banking: Razack Peeroo SC and Khushal Lobine appear as counsel in an alleged swindling of millions of dollars by way of banking documents.
August 2010
Patents & Trademarks: Assad Peeroo’s services retained by a private company in relation to the importation of alleged fake products.
August 2010
Tenders: Razack Peeroo SC represents a Property Investment Company in challenging a tender of about Rs 42M before the Independent Review Panel. The challenge was successful.
July 2010
International Arbitration: Jamsheed Peeroo nominated as Country Rapporteur in relation to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
July 2010
Film Production: Assad Peeroo advises the producer of the film entitled “Paradis An Dey” on censorship and freedom of information.