- Joseph
Welcome to Niyom Legal! We are a digitally native legal solutions provider that responds to businesses’ pressing need for cost-effective practical and accessible legal solutions which promote business continuity, in these changing times.
Our mission is to protect, represent and defend businesses involved in Construction, Technology, and International Trade & Investment, while they adapt to the new normal and pivot to the new future.
Connection
We see, hear and value every person we meet, whether it's our client, colleague or stakeholder.
Protection
We protect the equity, goals and aspirations of our clients and people.
Agility
We are passionate about finding new ways to serve our clients and deliver the most value for their investment.
Honourable
We mean what we say and deliver on our promises.
Green
We are committed to minimising the environmental impact of our practice.
International Legal Counsel & Arbitrator
My Journey
When I was 10 years old, I discovered that my grandfather had lost his land through a compulsory acquisition, without adequate compensation. He was not able to read or understand the document he was asked to sign, to make an informed decision about his rights.
That’s when I knew that I wanted to protect, represent and defend people’s rights.
To become a lawyer, I read law in Mauritius, which is a hybrid jurisdiction combining at its base, aspects of the English common law system and the French civil law system. After that, I sat for the Bar exams in England. I am dual-qualified as a barrister and solicitor in Mauritius, and England & Wales. I have been advising and representing clients in the UK, the Middle East and Africa for more than a decade, and have lived and worked in the UK, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
