Do I need a lawyer based in Curepipe?
No. The chambers is in Port-Louis and appears before all courts of Mauritius, including the courts serving Plaines Wilhems. What matters is who prepares the case, not the address on the letterhead.
Lawyer in Curepipe, Mauritius — Family, Estate & Civil Law
Acting for clients in Curepipe
Curepipe sits high on the central plateau, one of the four towns of the Plaines Wilhems district, each of which is run by its own municipal council. It is a cool, wet, residential town of older houses and established families, and that shows in the work: succession files where a property has been held by one family for decades, and family matters where two households and a school run have to keep functioning while the case proceeds.
Distance from the capital is the practical question most Curepipe clients raise. It is not a difficulty. Instructions are taken by telephone, WhatsApp and email, documents are exchanged electronically, and an appointment in chambers at Port-Louis is arranged when there is something that genuinely needs a meeting — going through a bundle, preparing a client for a hearing, or signing what has to be signed.
Which court hears a Curepipe matter
Plaines Wilhems is served by two District Courts: the District Court of Upper Plaines Wilhems, which sits at Curepipe, and the District Court of Lower Plaines Wilhems, which sits at Rose-Hill. Which of the two takes a particular matter depends on the matter, and we confirm it before anything is filed rather than guessing. A District Court's criminal jurisdiction is capped: it may impose imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 100,000, and offences beyond that go elsewhere in the structure. Source: the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the District Court.
What we handle for clients in Curepipe
Most Curepipe instructions fall into family law or estate and succession law. We also act in employment matters — dismissals, disciplinary committees and contracts — and in civil and commercial and criminal cases. The chambers is in Port-Louis and represents clients from Curepipe before all courts of Mauritius. See the other areas we serve, or, if you are not a Mauritian citizen, the expat guide.
Nearby areas we serve
Instruct the chambers
+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
How often will I have to travel to Port-Louis?
Usually less than clients expect. Most exchanges happen remotely; meetings are arranged when the matter needs one, and court attendance is a separate question we explain at the outset.
My parents' house in Curepipe was never transferred. Where do we start?
With the documents: the title, the death certificate, any will, and a list of the heirs. Bring what you have, even if it is incomplete, and we will tell you what is missing and what it will take.
Speak to the chambers
Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com