Lawyer in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius — Family, Estate & Civil Law
Acting for clients in Quatre Bornes
Quatre Bornes is one of the four Plaines Wilhems towns and sits between them, which is much how its legal work behaves: a busy commercial strip, a large residential population, and a steady flow of ordinary disputes — a contract that was never put in writing, a tenancy that soured, an employer and an employee who each remember the meeting differently.
Family instructions from Quatre Bornes often involve two working parents and school arrangements that cannot be paused while a case runs. We work to timetables that recognise that, and we say plainly when a negotiated arrangement is worth more than a contested one.
Tenancy and neighbour disputes are the other regular arrival from a town this densely built. They are worth attempting to settle first, in writing, because the cost of running even a modest dispute to judgment rarely compares well with what is at stake. Where the other side will not engage, or where a deposit, a lease or a boundary is genuinely in issue, the file is prepared properly and taken to court.
Which court hears a Quatre Bornes matter
There is no District Court bearing the name of the town. Quatre Bornes lies in the district of Plaines Wilhems, which is served by two District Courts — Lower Plaines Wilhems, sitting at Rose-Hill, and Upper Plaines Wilhems, sitting at Curepipe. We identify the correct one for your matter before filing. A District Court can also deal with small claims of up to Rs 100,000 brought by litigants themselves in a summary and expeditious way, which is worth knowing before paying anyone to run a small dispute. Source: the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the District Court.
What we handle for clients in Quatre Bornes
family law and estate and succession law are the chambers' two authority areas, and most Quatre Bornes work sits in one of them. Alongside these we act in employment, civil and commercial and criminal matters. The chambers is at St James Court in Port-Louis and represents clients from Quatre Bornes before all courts of Mauritius. Other areas we serve are listed on the locations page.
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
Is a small claim worth instructing a barrister for?
Not always, and we will say so. A District Court can hear small claims up to Rs 100,000 lodged by litigants themselves. If that route fits your dispute, we would rather tell you than take the file.
Do I have to attend court myself?
It depends on the matter and the stage. Some steps require you, some do not. You are told which is which early, so you can plan work and childcare around them.
Can you take my instructions in French?
Yes. The chambers works in English and French.
Speak to the chambers
Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com