Do you have an office in my town?
No. There is one chambers, in Port-Louis. A barrister of the Mauritian Bar appears before all courts of Mauritius, so a local address is not what decides your case.
Areas We Serve Across Mauritius
One chambers, all the courts of Mauritius
Lex Aquila Advocates keeps chambers at Suite 304, St James Court, St Denis Street, Port-Louis, and represents clients from every part of the island before all courts of Mauritius. There are no branch offices, and we would rather say so plainly than imply a local presence we do not have. What we do have is one place where files are prepared properly and a practice of doing as much as possible remotely so that clients travel only when travelling is useful.
The pages below are written for people looking for a lawyer in a particular town or district. Each one says which court serves the area, what that court can and cannot do, and what the chambers handles for clients there.
How the District Courts are organised
Section 93 of the Courts Act establishes a District Court in every district. Each is a court of record with limited jurisdiction: in civil matters, claims where the sum or matter in dispute does not exceed Rs 250,000, plus small claims up to Rs 100,000 that litigants may lodge themselves; in criminal matters, most offences, with sentencing limited to five years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000. Appeals go to the Supreme Court and must be lodged within 21 days. Source: the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the District Court.
The District Courts are those of Port-Louis, Pamplemousses, Rivière du Rempart (Mapou), Flacq, Grand-Port (Mahébourg), Savanne (Souillac), Black River (Bambous), Lower Plaines Wilhems (Rose-Hill), Upper Plaines Wilhems (Curepipe) and Moka. Alongside them sit the Intermediate Court, the Industrial Court, the Children's Court and the Supreme Court, which sits in Port-Louis.
Towns and districts
Port-Louis — the capital, where the chambers is and where
the Supreme Court sits.
Curepipe — plateau town; the District Court of Upper Plaines
Wilhems sits here.
Quatre Bornes — central Plaines Wilhems; commercial and
residential work.
Vacoas-Phoenix — land, title and employment matters
across the largest plateau town.
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill — the District Court of
Lower Plaines Wilhems sits at Rose-Hill.
Moka — the central district, served by the District Court of
Moka.
Grand Baie — north coast; resident and non-citizen
property and family work.
Flacq — the eastern district, served by the District Court of
Flacq.
Mahébourg — the District Court of Grand-Port sits
here.
Pamplemousses — the district north of the capital.
Rivière du Rempart — north-east; its
District Court sits at Mapou.
Tamarin & Black River — the west coast; the
District Court of Black River sits at Bambous.
What we do wherever you are
The chambers' two authority areas are family law and estate and succession law, and instructions are also taken in employment, civil and commercial and criminal work. Foreign nationals living anywhere on the island should start with the guide for expats.
Practice areas
- Family Law
- Estate & Succession Law
- Employment Law
- Civil & Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- For expats and foreign nationals
Instruct the chambers
+230 5858 7956
mepertaub@gmail.com
Suite 304, St James Court,
St Denis Street, Port-Louis
Questions about where we act
Distance is the thing clients worry about most
Will I have to travel for every step?
No. Most exchanges happen by WhatsApp, email and telephone. Meetings are arranged when the matter genuinely needs one, and we tell you in advance which hearings require you personally.
Which court will my matter go to?
That depends on the subject matter and the amount at stake, not only on where you live. We identify the court, and what its limits mean for you, before anything is filed.
Speak to the chambers
Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com