plain answers
The questions people ask before they know where to begin. Each answer gives the process, one real friction, and where general information ends and advice begins.
property & buying
Mauritius divides property work between professions. A notaire (notary) draws the deed and holds the formal role; an attorney conducts procedure; a barrister advises you and appears. Start with the deed and the title papers. This is general information, not advice on your facts. The chambers can examine the papers and say who does what.
A public list does not tell you how a file will be handled, and the chambers does not give blanket endorsements. Before instructing a notaire, ask who will have conduct and how progress will be reported; silence is a common complaint in Mauritian practice. These are general observations, not advice. The chambers gives independent pre-purchase advice.
The Economic Development Board sets its own timetable, and no figure can be given for an application not yet seen. Meanwhile contract dates keep running. Establish what has been submitted, what is outstanding and which obligations continue meanwhile. This is general information, not advice on your application. The chambers' pre-purchase advisory examines the position.
A notaire is required for the deed; advice alongside is your choice, not an obligation. Before committing, establish the title, the conditions of sale and where the deposit is held. Whether you need both is advice on your facts. The chambers reads the papers first, alongside the notary, whose formal role nothing replaces.
divorce & family
A contested divorce in Mauritius can run years. Even an uncontested one passes through the Family Division, where hearings are adjourned and a provisional decree precedes a final one. Establish what is agreed, what is contested and which documents are missing. This is general information, not advice on your facts. The chambers can map the stages.
A divorce begins with a petition, filed by an attorney and served by a huissier, a court usher, before the Family Division hears it. Gather the marriage certificate, the children's records and any urgent dates. General information is only the beginning; the route depends on your facts. The chambers can set out the sequence.
The court's decision turns on the child's welfare and the child's real week, not on a checklist. What decides these matters is evidence of the arrangements that already work. Establish what is agreed, what is disputed and what evidence exists. Nothing here is advice on your family's facts. The chambers can prepare the evidence properly.
How assets are shared depends on the matrimonial regime. The label communauté de biens, community of property, does not by itself decide any division. Establish the marriage contract, the title papers and how each asset is held. A percentage read online is general information, never advice. The chambers can read the documents and explain the regime.
You are entitled to be told who appears at each hearing and what it will address, and what happened afterwards. Hearings are adjourned and files pass between professionals. At the first conference, establish who attends which step and how outcomes will be conveyed. What any counsel should do in your matter is advice on your facts.
In principle yes — an occupation order can place one spouse outside the matrimonial home on an interim basis. Protection orders sit in the District Court while the divorce sits in the Supreme Court. Orders protect and can be misused. Your household's position is advice on your facts. The chambers acts for either spouse.
expats & residency
Filing can affect a permit tied to the marriage; how far depends on your present permission and the rules in force. Establish the permit and all official correspondence before anything is filed. The immigration question belongs to the responsible authority; this page is general information only. The chambers can put the question in the right order.
Some can and some cannot; the answer turns on the present permission to remain and the stage of the divorce. The right to remain near children may rest on the marriage alone. Establish the permit and any pending application first. This is general information, not advice on your status. The chambers can plan the family proceedings around the authority's answer.
Being married in Mauritius does not by itself decide where you can divorce. More than one country may have jurisdiction. Begin with the marriage certificate, each spouse's residence and any proceedings under way. Where you should file is advice on your facts. The chambers can set out the Mauritian position.
A divorce pronounced abroad is not automatically recognised here. A consent divorce made without a judgment may need exequatur, the Supreme Court order that gives a foreign judgment effect in Mauritius. Only then will the civil-status office update your record. Whether your decree takes effect here is advice on your facts. The chambers conducts recognition proceedings.
employment
Keep the contract, the payslips, the dismissal letter and a dated account. The labour office at the Ministry of Labour conciliates; the Industrial Court adjudicates; they are not interchangeable. A general FAQ cannot supply a deadline safely; that is advice on your facts. The chambers can identify the correct route under the Workers' Rights Act.
Any amount depends on the contract, the length of service, the payroll records and the circumstances of termination; no universal sum exists. Compensation is assessed, not read off a schedule. This page is general information, not advice on your claim. The chambers can examine whether an offered settlement accords with the Workers' Rights Act.
finding a lawyer
Choose by fit, clarity and responsibility rather than by advertisement. Ask whether the matter sits within the barrister's stated practice, who will handle it and how progress will be reported. Whether to instruct a chambers is your decision on your facts. Me Mokshda Pertaub has been at the Mauritian Bar since 1998.
Describe the situation before choosing the label. A land dispute, a dismissal, a foreign purchase and a divorce with residence consequences each call for different professionals. Instructions are lost between professions when no one allocates the roles. Which advisor suits your matter is advice on your facts. The chambers says plainly when the right professional is someone else.
your circumstances
Use the enquiry form to set out the facts, the important dates and the question you need answered first.
