Dartmouth Lawyers for Injury and Criminal Cases

Dartmouth has its own Provincial Court but no Supreme Court registry, so a Dartmouth file often starts on one side of the harbour and finishes on the other. The Dartmouth lawyers at Mike Murphy Law Group take injury claims and criminal charges from the city at the firm’s Halifax office, and run them by phone, video and email. Files from Eastern Passage, Westphal and Cherry Brook use the same courts and follow the same path.

The Courts on the Dartmouth Side of the Harbour

The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia sits at 277 Pleasant Street in downtown Dartmouth, and a charge laid in Dartmouth or Cole Harbour is called there first. An injury lawsuit that does not settle goes to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia at the Law Courts on Upper Water Street, one bridge crossing from Pleasant Street.

Injury Claims Dartmouth Lawyers Run on a Two-Year Clock

The Limitation of Actions Act gives most Nova Scotia injury claims two years, and the firm confirms your start date on the first call. Treatment records come from the Dartmouth General Hospital, the QEII across the harbour and your family clinic, and the firm requests all of them with your written consent. A car accident claim also opens Section B benefits with your own insurer regardless of fault, and the minor injury cap is usually the insurer’s opening position. When injuries keep you off work, payroll and employer records join the medical file, and the income loss claim runs alongside the claim for pain and suffering.

Criminal Charges on the Dartmouth Docket

Halifax Regional Police lay most of the charges called at Pleasant Street. Say nothing to police, and let defence counsel read the Crown’s disclosure before any plea is discussed. Release conditions imposed at the first appearance often bar a return to an address or a workplace on the Dartmouth side, and they are reviewed and challenged in the first week rather than lived with. The Nova Scotia assault and theft pages set out how those files run.

One Bridge to the Office, and No Requirement to Cross It

The file is run from the Halifax office, and counsel attends Pleasant Street or the Law Courts for the dates that need a lawyer. Retainers, records consents and most meetings are handled from wherever you are. Contact the firm or call.