Caraquet Lawyers for Injury Claims and Criminal Defence

Caraquet lawyers from Mike Murphy Law Group serve the town for injury claims and criminal charges. The first call is free and a lawyer takes it, in the language you open with. The file then runs by phone and video, with counsel travelling up for the hearings that need a lawyer standing in court.

Court on the Acadian Peninsula

The Caraquet courthouse has closed, so the Provincial Court of New Brunswick hears criminal cases and provincial offences from the Acadian Peninsula at the Bathurst courthouse, and Court of King’s Bench cases from the region proceed through the Bathurst judicial district. We verify the courthouse named on your documents at the first review. The two-year deadline for suing comes from the Limitation of Actions Act, and it applies in Caraquet exactly as it does in Moncton.

Injury Claims From a Fishing Town

Caraquet’s economy works on the water, and so do its injury files. A boat accident aboard a fishing vessel or in the harbour can engage federal maritime law alongside provincial claims, which moves deadlines and changes who gets sued. Ashore, the claims look like the rest of the province’s, with treatment records coming from the hospital in Caraquet and the regional facilities the Vitalite network runs on the peninsula.

What Caraquet Lawyers Handle in Criminal Court

The RCMP polices the Acadian Peninsula. A charge here proceeds in French where you elect it, and electing it is usually right when your evidence and witnesses speak French. The election is made after the Crown’s disclosure has been read. Court dates during fishing season are a real conflict, and we raise scheduling with the Crown early instead of letting a date collide with a sailing. The firm defends assault and drug charges across the province.

Documents in French, Signed From Caraquet

The retainer, the records consents and the correspondence are all available in French and all signed electronically, so a Caraquet client never makes the trip to Moncton to sign anything. Counsel comes to the peninsula for the sittings that require it. Contact the firm or call.