Benoit Chambers

Acting as counsel to Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited regarding a USD 802,054m payment made under a letter of credit to the Mauritius Commercial Bank on behalf of the beneficiary, Alternative Power Solutions. The payment was challenged by the defendant, the Mauritius Central Electricity Board, as being made unlawfully and negligently by Standard Bank.

Acting as counsel to Risk Reduction International Ltd,  through its ultimate beneficial owner, Mr Fredericj Lutzkie, in an action entered against Barclays Bank Mauritius Ltd.

Acting as counsel to Betamax Ltd in relation to the enforcement of an arbitral award obtained against the State Trading Corporation for damages of USD 115m arising under the termination of a contract of affreightment.

Acting as counsel to United Docks Limited in an appeal before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) concerning the principles of interpretation of contracts under Mauritian law, particularly the circumstances in which the courts can depart from the express wording of a contractual clause. 

Advising UBS AG Singapore Branch & UBS AG in relation to a joint loan facility agreement for an amount of USD 13m with the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) to a Singaporean company. MCB entered a claim against UBS before the Supreme Court of Mauritius following a dispute over the terms of the loan facility agreement.