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lies in the fishing around them on the very extensive shallow bank covering some 900 square miles around them:see the
Surveyor General's Report to the Colonial Secretary dated 1st June 1863, para. 4<. Most of the islands were in use as fishing stations by the early 19th century, though these stations suffered disastrous inundations in 1812 and again 1818: see the Limuria Book Part 2 Chap. VII, p.188
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to the conditions therein referred to; order the removal from the
Register maintained by the Conservator of Mortgages in Mauritius of all relevant entries concerning the Deed of Sale transcribed in Vol 3131 No 52; and grant a perpetual injunction restraining M. Talbot, his agents, servants or employees from interfering with the appellant's possession of the islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed.
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LORD SCOTT OF FOSCOTE : For the reasons given in the above judgment the Board will allow this appeal, set aside the orders made in the courts below and declare that the appellant is the holder of a permanent grant of the islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (transcribed in Vol TB25 No 342) subject
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On 30 July 2008, in keeping with the
Constitution of Mauritius, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council rendered its verdict as follows: "For the reasons given in the above judgment the Board will allow this appeal, set aside the orders made in the courts below and declare that is the holder of
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In 1928, the
Raphael Fishing Company Ltd., purchased the rights and interests of St Brandon Fish & Manure Co. Ltd., under the 11 October 1901 deed, after it had gone into liquidation, from Mr. Ulcoq who had bought them from the liquidator in 1925. The sale to M. Ulcoq and the subsequent sale to
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Brandon Archipelago lies about 250 miles north of the main island of Mauritius. It consists of five groups of islands or islets, 22 altogether, with an aggregate land area no greater than about half a square mile and prone to substantial submersion in severe weather. Their practical utility
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The company's primary ships in 2022 were MV Albatross and MV Fregate which were specially designed and commissioned in 2017 to transport fish, supplies and personnel between fishing stations in St. Brandon and Port Louis (a distance of approximately 469 km), where the fish is sold immediately
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On 11 August 1995, court proceedings were started by The
Raphael Fishing Company Ltd., against a Mr Talbot who purported to own six islands and the Iles Boisées. The proceedings were against M. Talbot with the State of Mauritius as a co-defendant.
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Raphael Fishing Company Ltd., appeared to have come to an unsuccessful end in Mauritian Courts which refused the Raphael Fishing Co. Ltd., leave to appeal to the
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a
Permanent Grant of the islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (...) subject to the conditions therein referred to". This effectively transferred ownership of the thirteen islands to the company.
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Council (which has the power to do this under the Mauritian Constitution) intervened to grant the Raphael Fishing Company Ltd., leave to appeal.
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Fishing operations are artisanal, being carried out by about forty fishermen in teams of two using hand lines in fibre glass pirogues. Nets are illegal in St
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but the Mauritian company Raphaël Fishing, which manages the fishing activities in the archipelago and owns two small lodges to the South and the North (...)
588:"The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008) Privy Council Appeal No 54 of 2006"
642:"Ship ALBATROSS (Fishing) Registered in Mauritius - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 0, MMSI 645476000, Call Sign 3B2164"
951:"Privy Council Appeal No 54 of 2006; JUDGMENT OF THE LORDS OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL Delivered the 30th July 2008. Paragraph 37"
667:"Ship FREGATE (Fishing) Registered in Mauritius - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 0, MMSI 645475000, Call Sign 3B2163"
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Poisson salé de St. Brandon à 6 piastres la livre le cent. S'adresser chez Mr. Raphael, rue des Pamplemousses au coin de celle du Fanfaron
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872:"The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)"
442:"The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)"
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The Company must export all the guano it finds and pay the Government a royalty of 5 rupees per ton of Guano exported.
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Raphael Fishing Co. Ltd., were duly approved by the state.
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