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Key contacts
Partner: Avinash Sunassee
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

15

Number of partners

2

Network memberships

Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, MCCI

Languages

French, English, Creole, Hindi, Tamil

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Projects
Firm overview

5 ST JAMES COURT the Chambers of Ravindra Chetty, S.C., is a set of Chambers established in 2010, regrouping self-employed barristers who share the same ethics and values. All Members of Chambers are self-employed sole practitioners, but are often instructed together as part of a team.

Chambers offers expertise on all aspects of Mauritian Law and undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work. Members of Chambers appear before all jurisdictions in Mauritius, as well as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Key practice contacts and recent case highlights

Yashley Reesaul:
Lead counsel advising on establishing a variable capital company for a real estate project estimated over USD 25 million.

Sector expertise
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
  • Shipping
  • Real estate
  • Government and public policy
  • Aviation
  • Consumer goods and services
Address:
507 St James Court
St Denis Street
Port Louis, 11302
Tel:+2302104193 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.5stjamescourt.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 4
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Mauritius | BLC Robert & Associates
6 practice areas
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Benoit Chambers
4 practice areas
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ENS
4 practice areas
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Juristconsult Chambers
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

Appleby
4 practice areas
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Bowmans
2 practice areas
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Dentons
2 practice areas
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YKJ Legal
1 practice area
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Tier 3

CMS Prism – in association with CMS
5 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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Madun Gujadhur Chambers
2 practice areas
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PLCJ
3 practice areas
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Uteem Chambers
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

5 St James Court
4 practice areas
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C&A Law
4 practice areas
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Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan QC
4 practice areas
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Orison Legal
4 practice areas
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Venture Law
5 practice areas
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Notable

John W Ffooks & Co
2 practice areas
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Projects
Notable
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Mauritius | BLC Robert & Associates
6 practice areas
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Benoit Chambers
4 practice areas
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Juristconsult Chambers
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

Appleby
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Basset Chambers
4 practice areas
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Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan QC
4 practice areas
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ENS
4 practice areas
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Uteem Chambers
7 practice areas
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Venture Law
5 practice areas
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Notable

5 St James Court
4 practice areas
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Orison Legal
4 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
5 St James Court is a full-service law firm in Mauritius established in 2011 with Ravindra Chetty SC as head of chambers. The firm is notably active in both the financial and corporate practice area and project development.
 

 

Testimonials 2023/2024

Very helpful and always provide accurate legal advice/legal opinion. They are very responsive and have a quick turn around time." (Banking)

They handle legal matters in a very professional manner and always provide helpful and prompt advice to us. (Banking)

Ravindra Chetty  

“He is very helpful, knowledgeable and provides prompt advice.” 

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