Section 77B: Application for Global Legal Advisory Services licence
This section is inserted by Act No 18 of 2016, section 24.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
77B. Application for Global Legal Advisory Services licence
(1) An entity which is licensed or registered as a law
firm in a foreign country may make a written application to the
Commission, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, for
a Global Legal Advisory Services licence.
(2) The Commission may, on an application made under
subsection (1), grant a licence where it is satisfied that –
(a) the parent law firm is qualified, licensed or
regulated as a firm entitled to practise law in
its home jurisdiction;
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(b) 2 foreign lawyers qualified in the foreign
jurisdiction referred to in subsection (1)
to practise the law of that jurisdiction are
employed by or are part of the entity; and
(c) the applicant has a physical establishment in
Mauritius.
(3) The Commission may impose such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed or as it deems appropriate before
granting a Global Legal Advisory Services licence.
(4) The Commission shall, on granting a licence under
subsection (2), inform the Attorney-General.
(5) Where the licence of an entity has been revoked, the
Chief Executive may give a direction to that entity –
(a) as may be necessary in the circumstances,
including for the orderly dissolution of its
business and the discharge of its liabilities;
and
(b) to take such remedial action as he considers
necessary.
(d) by inserting, after Part X, the following new Part –
Part XA – INVESTMENT BANKING
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Questions this section answers
- What conditions must a foreign law firm meet to get a Global Legal Advisory Services licence?
- Must I have a physical office in Mauritius to get a Global Legal Advisory Services licence?
- What happens if my Global Legal Advisory Services licence is revoked?