Ravi Bhookhun

Ravi Bhookhun

Senior Associate | ALN Mauritius | BLC Robert & Associates Top Law Firm in Mauritius

Physical Address:

2nd Floor, The Axis, 26 Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene 72201, Mauritius

Telephone:

(+230) 403 2400

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  1. Background

    Ravi Bhookhun is a Senior Associate within the Dispute Resolution practice area. Apart from his experience in arbitration and advisory work, Ravi has wide practice experience in civil, commercial, employment and insurance law, as well.

    Ravi appears regularly before the Courts and Tribunals of Mauritius. He assists employers during disciplinary committees and during collective bargaining process with trade unions.

    Ravi has appeared as junior counsel before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and has represented companies during investigations and hearings before the Competition Commission of Mauritius.

  2. Professional Membership
    • Honourable Society of Middle Temple
    • Mauritius Bar Association
    • Member of the Board of Editors of the New Bar Chronicle, the Journal of the Legal Profession.
  3. Professional Qualifications

    2006 – Post-Graduate Diploma: Bar Vocational Studies, the City Law University, London

    2003 – 2006: Bachelor of Laws, LL.B, University of Wolverhampton

  4. Career Summary

    2022 – Date Senior Associate, BLC Robert & Associates

    2003 – 2006 Practising Barrister at De Spéville-Sauzier-Desvaux Chambers and De Spéville- Desvaux Chambers

  5. Top Matters
    • Acting as junior counsel for an employer before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in connection with several aspects of employment law and in particular constructive dismissal.
    • Acting for an insurance company in connection with a matter regarding “l’arbitrage forcé”.
    • Acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in connection with medical negligence cases.
    • Acting for a notary public in connection with judicial review proceedings to challenge the decision of the Honourable Attorney General upon the recommendation of the Chamber of Notaries to take permanent charge of notarial deeds.
    • Acting for objectors before the Supreme Court of Mauritius to contest various residential projects on planning and environmental grounds.
    • Acting for various clients in connection with several employment matters before the Industrial Court of Mauritius.
    • Advising companies during investigations and hearings before the Competition Commission of Mauritius.
    • Successfully representing a major security company in challenging an award of a public body before the Independent Review Panel.
    • Advising employers in the sugar industry during collective bargaining process for the successful signature of procedural and collective agreements.

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