January 31, 2023
Alexis is a practising Barrister-at-Law. He completed a Licence en Droit at the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole in France before heading to Ireland to read a LL.M in International and Comparative Law at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He also completed a Graduate Diploma in Law at BBP Law School in Bristol and followed the Bar Professional Training Course at The City Law School, University of London.
He is a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn and was called to the Bar of England & Wales as well as to the Bar of Mauritius. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Since he qualified in January 2020, he started his own private practice, namely Merle Practice. His practice is split between dispute resolution and advisory work. In terms of advisory, he regularly advises companies and investors on all aspects of commercial transactions and insolvency. In terms of dispute resolution, his practice areas include contract, tort, family, commercial, construction, land/property, intellectual property and sports.
Alexis regularly appears before all levels of the Mauritian Courts and tribunals.
Alexis started acting as Registrar of the MARC in September 2021. As Registrar of this institution, he supervises the administration of arbitration and mediation matters under the MARC Rules and is also responsible for maintaining state-of-the-art case management and procedures at the centre. He oversees the running of the MARC Secretariat and also ensures that high standards of governance are followed at MARC.
With the support of the MARC Court and the MARC Advisory Board, he is also responsible for developing and promoting mediation and arbitration in Mauritius and the MARC, on domestic, regional and international levels.
