Lawyer in Tamarin and Black River, Mauritius — Family, Estate & Civil Law
Acting for clients on the west coast
Tamarin is one of the villages administered by the District Council of Black River, alongside Richelieu, Petite Rivière, Albion, Gros Cailloux, Bambous, Cascavelle, Flic en Flac, Grande Rivière Noire, Case Noyale, Chamarel, La Gaulette and Le Morne. The council itself was long seated at Tamarin before moving to Bambous.
The west coast has the island's densest concentration of property owned by non-citizens, and the instructions reflect it: purchases under the schemes open to foreign buyers, co-ownership disputes, matrimonial matters between spouses of different nationalities, and successions where heirs and assets are split between Mauritius and another country. Alongside that sits the ordinary legal life of a set of long-established villages.
A recurring difficulty on this coast is the gap between what a buyer believed they were acquiring and what the documents record — the extent of a plot, rights over a shared access or beach frontage, obligations to a syndic or a development, and what may be done with the property later. These are answerable from the papers before signature and expensive to argue about afterwards, so the sensible time to bring them to a barrister is while the sale is still a draft.
The court sits at Bambous
The district is served by the District Court of Black River, which sits at Bambous — itself one of the district's villages. A District Court is presided over by a District Magistrate, a barrister of at least two years' practice appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, and its jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters is limited by statute. Where a matter exceeds those limits it is heard elsewhere in the structure, and we say so at the outset. Source: the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the District Court.
What we handle on the west coast
family law and estate and succession law are the chambers' authority areas and cover most of what comes from Tamarin, Black River and the neighbouring villages. The chambers also handles civil and commercial disputes, employment matters and criminal defence. Foreign nationals should begin with the guide for expats, which sets out property schemes, permits and succession, and then contact the chambers. 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
I bought here as a non-citizen. Does Mauritian law govern my estate?
Succession over immovable property in Mauritius is governed by the Code Civil Mauricien. Where you also hold assets abroad, the position has to be looked at with your advisers in that country as well.
Can you act in French?
Yes. The chambers works in English and French, which covers most foreign clients on this coast.
We are separating and own the house together. What happens?
The title and any marriage contract usually decide most of it. Bring both documents to the first consultation; without them any answer is speculation.
Speak to the chambers
Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com