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Shameek Jankee

Shameek Jankee

Attorney-at-Law

Shameek Jankee

Attorney-at-Law

Port Louis

D+230 212 1150

M+230 525 61289

Local time

Shameek is an attorney admitted to practice in the Republic of Mauritius. He is mostly involved in commercial litigation, and regularly drafts pleadings in requests for injunctive relief, claims for damages and severance allowance, and applications under international arbitration legislation and the Companies Act.

He habitually appears before the Bankruptcy and Commercial Divisions of the Supreme Court, and acts for clients in the course of arbitration proceedings.

Shameek’s day-to-day work also consists of advising on contractual matters, company law including shareholder disputes and director duties, and on civil procedure. He has a keen interest in insolvency matters, which he is called upon to advise on regularly. He has worked on a number of cases initiated under the Mauritius bankruptcy laws.

Experience

Confidential client: Assisting a local bank by providing legal opinions on company and banking laws, court process such as attachment proceedings, employment-related disputes, and representing the bank before different fora.
Confidential client : Advising a local bank on a daily basis on the recovery of debts, initiating legal action such as bankruptcy and seizure proceedings.
Confidential client: Successfully resisted claims entered by some staff members of a local bank within a specific grade before the employment tribunal to seek a realignment of their employment terms with those of their colleagues who had joined or been promoted before a specific cut-off date.
Confidential client: Advising the receiver-manager, administrator and liquidator on his appointment, duties and on the distribution of sale proceeds, and involved in litigation under the Insolvency Act.
Confidential client: Acting for an Asian bank in a number of court of proceedings to resist multi-million dollar claims, and to seek the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments that have in effect overturned previous judgments of the Supreme Court of Mauritius.
Confidential client: Successfully lifted an injunction obtained under the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”) against an international telecommunications company by one of its shareholders to halt a major restructuring exercise. Worked on one of the first-of-its-kind applications for reimbursement of legal expenses under the IAA, following which costs were awarded by the Mauritius Supreme Court to the client in foreign currency and based on time spent on the file by attorney and counsel.
Confidential client: Advising a European bank that had entered into derivative transactions with the national airline company in administration.
Confidential client: Representing one of the first global business licence category 1 companies in Mauritius to trade on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius in winding up proceedings before the Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court.
Confidential client: Assisting a corporate shareholder during the liquidation process of a global business company that was the holding entity with subsidiaries carrying out security business in West Africa.
Confidential client: Representing and advising a minority stakeholder in respect of a shareholder dispute that arose within a global business company set up to provide services in the sector of renewable energy infrastructure projects in Africa. Devised strategy that included putting company property out of reach of the controlling shareholder.
Confidential client: Obtaining the discharge of attachment orders sought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) against company assets, which comprised a substantial number of immovable properties in Mauritius.
Confidential client: Acting for an African government-owned enterprise to seek the release of funds (circa EUR 12 million) that had been frozen in Mauritius bank accounts
Confidential client: Initiating proceedings on behalf of a shareholder of a major real estate corporation in Mauritius after a dispute between the partners arose to compel the acquisition of his shares.
Confidential client: Representing the owner and manager of a general cargo vessel that had been seized in the Port Louis harbour by its former charterer on account of unpaid debts. Litigated and successfully obtained the release of the ship.
Confidential client: Providing legal assistance to obtain injunction orders against the promoter of a major Property Development Scheme (PDS) venture that was infringing the rights of neighbors, which ultimately forced the developer to alter features of its project.
Confidential client: Acting for a minority shareholder of a diving company and obtained injunctive relief to prevent the disposal of company boats and vehicles.
Confidential clients: Initiating proceedings against the State Trading Corporation (STC) on behalf of several car owners (including car dealerships, conglomerates and private individuals) whose vehicles suffered damaged following the use of contaminated fuel.
Confidential client: Acting for a foreign investor in arbitration proceedings before the MCCI Arbitration and Mediation Centre (MARC) in connection with a Property Development Scheme (PDS) project.
Confidential client: Advising on the revocation and appointment of trustees in relation to a trust set up to hold an art collection.
Confidential client: Assisting a global business company in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration commenced to determine whether its board of directors had been legally constituted.
Confidential client: Providing legal assistance to a victim of private healthcare negligence to seek compensation.
Confidential client: Acting for a horse trainer in injunction proceedings against the horse racing organizer to seek to stop an ongoing enquiry into his stable.

Recognition

Legal 500 2021: Cited as a key lawyer at Dentons Mauritius.

Insights

Co-author, “Mauritius: Insolvency Issues with respect to COVID-19,” 2020

Activities and Affiliations

Assisting clients in family disputes, including, but not limited to divorce proceedings, alimony issues and custody cases.

Memberships

Member, Mauritius Law Society

Prior and Present Employment

Attorney-at-Law, Dentons (Mauritius) LLP, 2019-present

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