My hearing is at the Rose-Hill court. Can you appear there?
Yes. The chambers appears before all courts of Mauritius, including the District Court of Lower Plaines Wilhems at Rose-Hill.
Lawyer in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius — Family, Estate & Civil Law
Acting for clients in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill is the plateau town closest to Port-Louis and the one most people from the district pass through. It is also a court town: the District Court of Lower Plaines Wilhems sits at Rose-Hill, so residents here are often familiar with the building long before they need a barrister.
Instructions from Beau Bassin-Rose Hill tend to divide between family matters — separation, maintenance, arrangements for children — and the estate work that follows a death in a family that has held the same property for a long time. Both benefit from being started early, while documents are still findable and while people are still speaking to one another.
If you have been served with papers returnable before the court at Rose-Hill, the date on the document is the thing to act on. Bring it to the chambers as it is, unopened envelope and all, along with anything you have been sent previously. A response prepared with time in hand is a different document from one prepared the night before, and courts can tell the difference.
The court that sits at Rose-Hill
The District Court of Lower Plaines Wilhems sits at Rose-Hill; the district's other District Court, Upper Plaines Wilhems, sits at Curepipe. A District Court is presided over by a District Magistrate, who must be a barrister of at least two years' practice and is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission. Whether your matter belongs before one of these courts, or higher in the structure, is something we establish at the outset. Source: the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the District Court.
What we handle for clients in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
family law and estate and succession law are the chambers' authority areas, and we also take employment, civil and commercial and criminal instructions. The chambers is in Port-Louis, a short journey away, and represents clients from Beau Bassin-Rose Hill before all courts of Mauritius. The full list of areas we serve is on the locations page.
Nearby areas we serve
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+230 5858 7956
mepertaub@gmail.com
Suite 304, St James Court,
St Denis Street, Port-Louis
Questions we are asked
Three that come up most often from this part of the island
Who actually decides the case in a District Court?
A District Magistrate, who is a barrister of at least two years' practice appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
What should I bring to a first consultation?
Everything in writing that touches the matter — court papers, certificates, correspondence, financial records — and a note of dates. Too much is better than too little.
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Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com