Which court has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
This municipality is split over 2 cantons: the justice of the peace, and sometimes the police court, depends on the street.
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- Anderlecht 1 (partly)
- Anderlecht 2 (partly)
Competent courts by type
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Anderlecht 1e kantonVerzetsplein 3, 1070 AnderlechtFor Anderlecht 1
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Anderlecht 2e kantonVerzetsplein 3, 1070 AnderlechtFor Anderlecht 2
- Police courtWhole municipalityTribunal de police francophone de BruxellesRue de la Régence 63, 1000 Bruxelles
- Police courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige politierechtbank BrusselRegentschapsstraat 63 - 5de verdieping, 1000 Brussel
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityTribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityNederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg BrusselQuatre Brasstraat 13, 1000 Brussel
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityTribunal de l'entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel
- Labour courtWhole municipalityTribunal du travail francophone de BruxellesPlace Poelaert 3 bte 3, 1000 Bruxelles
- Labour courtWhole municipalityNederlandstalige Arbeidsrechtbank BrusselPoelaertplein 3 bus 4, 1000 Brussel
- Court of appealWhole municipalityHof van Beroep BrusselPoelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel
- Labour court of appealWhole municipalityArbeidshof BrusselPoelaertplein 3 bus 1, 1000 Brussel
- Court of assizeWhole municipalityHof van assisen van het administratief arrondissement Brussel-HoofdstadPoelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel
Language of the proceedings: Dutch or FrenchCheckWhy
In Brussels the defendant's domicile decides: Dutch or French by its language area; if the defendant lives in Brussels-Capital, the claimant chooses. The defendant can, under conditions, ask for the proceedings to continue in the other language. (art. 4 Wet 15.06.1935)
Language of a bailiff's act: Dutch or French. In Brussels-Capital a bailiff's act is drawn up in Dutch or French. Acts in a pending case follow the language of the proceedings. (art. 38 Wet 15.06.1935)
A general rule: the language law has exceptions (appeal, criminal cases, change of language). What breaks the language law can be void (art. 40). Law of 15 June 1935 on the use of languages in judicial matters
Postal codes
- 1070Depends on the street: one of the 2 cantonsCheck your street →
House of justice
- Justitiehuis BrusselHertogstraat 63, 1000 Brussel+3225531740
- Maison de justice de Bruxelles66B rue de Birmingham, 1080 Bruxelles+3223498311
The house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Brussel.
Nearest prison
Neighbouring municipalities
Adjacent cantons:
belgica has no municipal boundaries: these are the municipalities of the same canton and the cantons bordering it.
Questions about Anderlecht
Which justice of the peace has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
Anderlecht is split over 2 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Vredegerecht Anderlecht 1e kanton, Verzetsplein 3, 1070 Anderlecht (Anderlecht 1); Vredegerecht Anderlecht 2e kanton, Verzetsplein 3, 1070 Anderlecht (Anderlecht 2).
Which police court has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
Anderlecht is split over 2 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de police francophone de Bruxelles, Rue de la Régence 63, 1000 Bruxelles (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2); Nederlandstalige politierechtbank Brussel, Regentschapsstraat 63 - 5de verdieping, 1000 Brussel (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2).
Which court of first instance has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
Anderlecht is split over 2 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2); Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, Quatre Brasstraat 13, 1000 Brussel (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2).
Which enterprise court has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
Anderlecht is split over 2 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de l'entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2); Nederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2).
Which labour court has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
Anderlecht is split over 2 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles, Place Poelaert 3 bte 3, 1000 Bruxelles (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2); Nederlandstalige Arbeidsrechtbank Brussel, Poelaertplein 3 bus 4, 1000 Brussel (Anderlecht 1, Anderlecht 2).
Which court of appeal has jurisdiction over Anderlecht?
For all of Anderlecht: Hof van Beroep Brussel, Poelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel.
Which house of justice serves Anderlecht?
Justitiehuis Brussel, Hertogstraat 63, 1000 Brussel; Maison de justice de Bruxelles, 66B rue de Birmingham, 1080 Bruxelles: the house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Brussel.