Dushinee is called to the Bar in Mauritius.
I am so pleased to have been admitted to practise as a Barrister in Mauritius after having met all the requirements laid down in the Law Practitioners Act 1984. I took the prescribed oath of office on the 21st of January 2022 before the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship B R Mungly-Gulbul at the Supreme Court.
I had successfully completed six months of my pupillage at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in Mauritius and the other six months at Dentons LLP, Mauritius. I had the opportunity to work on various case files which covered different areas of the law including Family Law, Land Law, Company Law and Human Rights Law. I had learnt not only how to put my theoretical knowledge into practice but also to ‘learn by doing’.
If I have to say one particular thing about my pupillage which I would never have thought of being able to experience was ‘legislative drafting’. While under the supervision of my pupil master, Mrs Beekarry-Sunassee (Acting Solicitor General) and with Mr Reetoo (Assistant Parliamentary Counsel), I got to know in detail about the processes involved in the drafting of bills. I have also been involved in the reviewing of bills and regulations before they are sent to the Cabinet ministers for approval.
It has been an excellent choice for me to have studied the double LLM with Queen Mary University of London and Université Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne as I had learnt both French and English Laws which were very helpful as Mauritius was colonised by France and the United Kingdom before its independence in 1968 and the laws which governed the island today emanate from these laws.
I am now looking forward to new challenges which will enable me to continue to progress in my career.