Janesh is a ranked lawyer for corporate and commercial transactions in Chambers & Partners and IFLR1000.
He spearheads the firm’s fintech and virtual assets practice, and advises clients on licensing and regulatory matters.
His areas of practice also cover company law, commercial law, financial services, real estate, and employment law. He regularly assists local and international clients from different sectors on the structuring of corporate entities as well as the drafting and negotiation of various commercial contracts.
With over a decade’s experience acquired in in-house roles, Janesh is well regarded for his commercial and practical solutions and his particular strength in negotiating complex deals. In addition, Janesh has acquired significant experience on the continent, especially in M&A projects in Ghana and Kenya.
Chambers & Partners Global Rankings 2026: “Janesh Chuttoo is good in meetings and discussions with the opposite legal team.”
ADMISSIONS
Barrister, Mauritius
Barrister & Solicitor, New Zealand (non-practising)
EDUCATION
University of Mauritius – BA (Hons.) Law and Management
University of Kent – LLM in International Commercial Law
Fintech and virtual assets
– Advised an investor on the implications of investing in a variable capital company with a sub-fund investing in cryptocurrency.
– Advised an investor of a variable capital company trading in cryptocurrency on validity of a proposed pooling arrangement, conflict of interest considerations, tax implications of cryptocurrency divestment, and safeguards for segregation of investor funds and insolvency risk mitigation.
Real estate
– Advised foreign clients on the restructuring of their ownership of their group companies in Mauritius and on non-citizen property restrictions. Assistance included securing Prime Minister’s Office approval and obtaining a Ministry of Finance exemption from registration duty and land transfer tax.
– Advised Vacances Plus on the negotiation of its new hotel management agreement with Radisson Group.
– Advised a real estate company on the review of the FIDIC contract with the main contractor and other contracts with the MEP consultant, designer and other counterparties. Assistance also extended to reviewing the property improvement plan and preparing notifications to the Ministry of Housing and Lands.
– Advised a co-proprietaire of commercial premises within a mixed-use building on several issues arising out of the syndic’s breaches and omissions. Assistance extended to supporting the disputes resolution team in a series of injunctions.
Corporate and commercial
– Advised a regional organisation on its co-financing agreement with over 30 counterparties for the purposes of conducting a carbon footprint analysis and a carbon reduction master plan in the Indian Ocean region.
– Advised a client trading in the global securities market on eligibility for partial tax exemptions, classification of trading profits, and other tax obligations.
– Advised on the winding-up of a subsidiary of a major Singaporean telecom operator in Mauritius.
– Advised a global financial services group on regulatory, contractual and employment matters (including on a sensitive workplace facilities issue involving gender identity).
– Advised the subsidiary of a dual listed company in relation to a back-to-back guarantee from another shareholder (listed on Botswana Stock Exchange) in the context of a funding provided by IFC on a sale and leaseback transaction for an industrial facility.
Financial services
– Advised several clients on their applications for the issue of investment dealer (full service dealer) licences and investment adviser (corporate finance advisory) licences.
– Advised an open-ended fund in respect of the staggered subscriptions of shares by certain investors.
