 The Raphaël Fishing Company | |
| Company type | Public, multiple shareholders |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sustainable Line Fishing |
| Founded | 7 July 1927 in Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Headquarters | Port Louis, Mauritius, , |
Number of locations | 13 islands |
Area served | Cargados Carajos Archipelago & Mauritius |
| Products | Fishing and Fisheries |
Number of employees | 40 -60 |
The Raphaël Fishing Company Ltd is a Mauritian fishing company incorporated on 7 July 1927 in Port Louis, Mauritius.[1] It is the second oldest commercial company in Mauritius, after Mauritius Commercial Bank (1828).
The company is a fisheries company which is notable under common law for having set legal precedent in the conversion of its 123-year old unlimited jouissance (permanent lease/999-year lease) into a permanent grant[2] by the UK Privy Council in 2008[3] giving it title[4] to thirteen islands known as The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon in the Indian Ocean on the isolated archipelago of the Cargados Carajos shoals.[5][6]
- ^ Privy Council (United Kingdom) (30 July 2008). "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v The State of Mauritius and Another (Mauritius)". Vlex. pp. Point 5. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v The State of Mauritius and Another (Mauritius)". vLex. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.saflii.org. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ dls (29 September 2021). "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v The State of Mauritius and Another: PC 30 Jul 2008". swarb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v The State of Mauritius and Another (Mauritius)". vLex.
- ^ "Le bail permanent de Raphaël Fishing confirmé sur St.-Brandon". lexpress.mu (in French). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2023.