Practice Area

Litigation and Arbitration

Contact

Phone: (230) 403-2400
Email: Andre.Robert@blc.mu

André Robert

Partner

André Robert is a Partner at BLC Robert & Associates who co-heads, with Senior Counsel Iqbal Rajahbalee, the Dispute Resolution Group of the firm. Back to Mauritius after his studies and two years of pupillage, André was qualified as an Attorney at Law in 1994.

He was a lecturer in Civil Law at the Council of Legal Education, and formed part for several years of the panel for Attorneys’, Barristers’ and Notaries’ examinations. He is a former Vice Chairman of the Mauritius Law Society.

He has since been involved in legal advice to commercial firms, banks, insurance companies, sugar companies, petroleum companies, textile companies and hotels; litigation for those entities; legal advice to para-statal bodies (mainly CWA and SIFB), and litigation for those entities; frequent offshore litigation; chambers work in support of international arbitrations, as well as trade mark litigation.

André is a member of the Rotary Club of Curepipe, and is a regular cyclist during the week-ends. He is also a board member of Junior Achievement Mauritius and of Cheshire Homes Mauritius.

Professional Honors

  • Attorney at Law

  • André is the fifth generation in charge of the clients of Etude Robert, in close collaboration with his team of Attorneys and legal assistants. Etude Robert was founded by Mr Frédéric Robert, Attorney, in 1857. Mr Frédéric Robert has been followed by four other generations of lawyers, all of whom have been in the forefront of the legal profession in Mauritius.

  • Litigation and Arbitration

  • Acted for a well-known hotel against a major insurance company which, in all good faith, agreed to settle 50 % of the claim.
  • Acting for Harel Freres, now Terra (a major listed conglomerate in Mauritius), in a Rs 100 million claim brought by New Mauritius Hotels in relation to the fire at Victoria Hotel, allegedly originating from Terra’s sugarcanes.
  • Appearing are now appearing for Kross Border, a Trust and Corporate Service Provider, licensed under the Financial Services Act in a matter involving dispute with a shareholder in a Global Business Company with a huge asset base.
  • Acting for Harel Freres, now Terra, on long-lasting shareholder disputes within the company, most of which have now been resolved.
  • Appearing in a huge claim against the State on alleged liability to maintain order and security.
  • Acting for a major insurance company, as insurer of a leading contractor, in claims made against the State and another insurance company in respect of the flash floods which took place in Mauritius on 30 March 2013.
  • Acting for Constance Hotels group in judicial review cases against State authorities in respect of large value real estate holdings
  • Acting for a major multinational bank on disputes relating to Indian lending transactions in order to be able to sell pledged shares.
  • Acted for a contractor in an important arbitration regarding dripping works performed for a para-statal body.
  • Acted for in a major arbitration regarding IT works involving a para-statal body.
  • Acted in an important ICC arbitration against a Madagascar entity for defects in goods delivered.
  • Acted in an arbitration matter in relation to water irrigation charges claimed to a sugar company.
  • Appeared in a very hefty claim against RMB, a South African bank, for alleged wrongful termination of agreement.