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Urmila Boolell S.C. is an advocate, a published author and the sole founding member of Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC (now called Temple Law) and of the companies within Temple Group.
Urmila reckons over 30 years experience as a practising barrister and took silk in 2016. She is the most senior woman at the Mauritian bar and was the first of the two women in Mauritius to ever be appointed Senior Counsel.
She has regularly been recognised as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ by prestigious international rankings such as Chambers Global, Legal500, IFLR1000, and Acquisition International.
She was elected to the Presidency of the Mauritian Bar Council in January 2013. Urmila read Law at the University of Reading where she graduated with an LLB (Hons.) .
She was called to the Bar in the UK at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in July 1985, at the age of twenty one. She was called to the Mauritian Bar in September 1985, and has ever since been in active practice in Mauritius.
Urmila has acquired experience as an advocate in all aspects of civil and commercial litigation. She has advised on a number of matters including international/foreign investment, structuring of corporate transactions and reorganisations, banking and non-banking financial transactions, the application and operation of double taxation agreements entered into by Mauritius with other countries; and on infrastructure projects.
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Satyajit Boolell, Senior Counsel, has had a rich career at the Attorney General’s Office where he served as Assistant Solicitor General. He was later appointed as Parliamentary Counsel,  responsible for the drafting of legislation. During that time, he was also assigned the responsibility to work closely with Sir Ian Brownlie, Barrister and Professor of International law whilst the latter was legal adviser to the Mauritian Government on the Chagos Archipelagos issue.
In February 2009 Satyajit Boolell was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions of the Republic of Mauritius. He occupied that post for the next fourteen years up to November 2022. He joined the Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC (now called Temple Law) after retiring as DPP.
Mr Boolell reckons several years of experience as a prosecutor and law Officer handling appeals before the Mauritian courts and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the highest appellate court for the Republic of Mauritius.
He has represented the Government in several negotiations at the international level and has also been called upon by the Commonwealth Secretariat as a legal consultant for drafting the model law on Competition for small jurisdictions. He also chaired the drafting committee for the Harare Scheme on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. He served as Vice President of the International Association of Prosecutors for the African and Indian Ocean Region and Vice-president of the African Prosecutors Association.
During his term of Office as DPP, he was the Editor of the Mauritius Criminal Review, and a member of the Law Reform Commission and the Institute of Advance Legal Studies of Mauritius. He is a part-time lecturer at the University of Mauritius, teaching Administrative and Constitutional Law to students sitting for their Bar Finals examinations.
Mr Boolell is married with three children. He was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 1985 and holds a Master’s Degree in Law ( Finance and Banking ) from King’s College London.
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Barrister at Law at Temple Law (previously called Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC)
Year of Call: 2015 (Bar of England & Wales); 2016 (Supreme Court of Mauritius)
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Nikhil specialises in Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution and aspects of contentious work with particular focus on company, employment, insurance and administrative law. He has wide-ranging experience before the Courts and Tribunals in Mauritius, and has appeared unled at all judicial levels in Mauritius until the Supreme Court acting in its Appellate jurisdiction. He is instructed to act in commercial claims for both claimants and defendants. Since coming to the employed bar, Nikhil regularly appears as Junior Counsel together with Urmila Boolell SC.
Outside of his litigation time, Nikhil’s practice is balanced in favour of a strong advisory and corporate time allotment. He habitually spends most of his out of court time dispensing advice to foreign states, companies and individuals on their activities or business in Mauritius.
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Willem has gathered vast experience exceeding 15 years as Head of his own law firm based in South Africa. Willem is a qualified attorney, notary, and conveyancer in South Africa, and holds a degree in Commercial Law as well as LLB from the University of Pretoria. Willem is currently working towards completion of a Master's Degree in International Business Law at Middlesex University, Mauritius campus in substantiating his expertise in commercial law and extensive knowledge of property law.
As Head of Operations, Willem co-ordinates the legal team whilst also complementing our commercial offering given his strategic, solutions-driven approach to our client offering.
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Barrister-at-law at Temple Law Â
Year of Call (England and Wales): 2018
Year of Call (Mauritius): 2020
Email: [email protected]
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Faarzaad joined Temple Law (formerly, Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC) as a Barrister-at-law since 2020. His professional activities encompass regular advisory services to a diverse array of domestic and international companies spanning over various sectors, as well as to foreign governments. He particularly focuses on civil, commercial, corporate, and employment-related matters within the framework of domestic law.
In addition to his advisory role, Faarzaad is involved in contentious matters, engaging in dispute resolution across different forums in Mauritius. Notably, he has experience in litigation concerning asset recovery, commercial and employment disputes, financial crimes, insolvency, enforcement of international arbitration awards and, urgent relief matters. Â He also appears before courts as junior counsel together with Urmila Boolell SC and Satyajit Boolell SC, respectively.
Faarzaad is also actively engaged in supporting clients on various employment law aspects, offering assistance in internal investigations, negotiations, and representations during disciplinary hearings. His experience also extends to chairing such hearings.
Additionally, Faarzaad has authored several articles, some of which have been published in the local press.
As an MQA accredited trainer, he conducts training sessions for employers on employment law and industrial relations.
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Barrister at Law at Temple Law
Year of Call (England & Wales): 2018
Year of Call (Mauritius): 2019
Email: [email protected]
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Anuja’s practice covers the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law. After her admission to the bar, Anuja worked at a Mauritius law firm specialising in investment funds. She also worked as Legal Consultant for some time before joining Temple Law (formerly, Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC) in July 2020.
Anuja advises a wide range of clients including domestic and international companies, banks and diplomatic bodies. She has been advising on protection of intellectual property rights, amalgamations, tax implications of commercial transactions, share purchase agreements, setting up of trusts and foundations, securities law, company insolvency, re-domiciliation of companies, data protection, protection of foreign investments, employment law, medical negligence and citizenship applications amongst others. She also appears before the Family Court in divorce and custody matters.
Anuja has authored several articles and is an MQA accredited trainer. She conducts training sessions in corporate law.
Anuja is the Co-Chairperson for the Meritas Africa Emerging Leaders Group for the year 2024.
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Akshay has been working at the Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC (now called Temple Law) for 5 years before being called as an Attorney-at-Law early in 2023. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in reviewing and drafting corporate documents and agreements, as well as in providing legal opinions for individuals, domestic and international entities on matters pertaining to civil, corporate, commercial, and insolvency law, to name a few.
As an Attorney, Akshay is an expert in the intricacies of the court process and regularly appears before the Family Division in various family-related matters, as well as before the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court concerning any matters falling under the Companies Act and the Insolvency Act, among others. His extensive knowledge and practical experience in company law, insolvency, and financial laws make him an integral part of the corporate team as well.
Akshay holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honours Degree in Law and Management from the University of Mauritius and a Master of Laws in Financial and Commercial Law (LLM) from the University of Central Lancashire where he completed a thesis and a module on International Commercial Arbitration.
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Esmarie Swanepoel joined Temple Group as Practice Manager - Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC (now called Temple Law) in 2016, and has since forged a keen focus on the growth and evolution of Temple Publications as a first-of-its-kind print and digital publishing house in Mauritius alongside her role as Head of Expat & Immigration (Corporate Support Services) in driving foreign investment, relocation and economic development in Mauritius. She has a keen interest in the implementation of innovation and technological strategies, as well as strategic marketing in business development whilst positioning the Temple Group within a global, competitive market increasingly geared towards servicing the tech-savvy client.
The vast majority of her career has been spent within top-tier law firms in South Africa and the United Kingdom (as well as 4 years subsequently within Chambers of Urmila Boolell SC - now called Temple Law), specifically in the management of Corporate & Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Aviation, Exchange Control, and Intellectual Property Law practices. She has a solid understanding of business management and innovation in the ever-evolving environment in which startups, entrepreneurs, and growth-minded businesses have to navigate, particularly cross-jurisdiction amidst technological disruption. Earlier in her career, she spent several years within the Virgin Group (Africa), focusing on strategic business development of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa, as well as brand and CSR Management nationally for Virgin UNITE.
Esmarie holds qualifications in Commercial law and psychology as well as Strategic Marketing and PR, and is well-versed in Python and SQL complementing her existing software & machine learning development skills.
She is a Founding Member of the Mauritius Business Network as well as an affiliate member of the South African Chamber of Commerce in Mauritius.
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