Which court has jurisdiction over Diest?
Canton
Competent courts by type
- Justice of the peaceWhole municipalityVredegerecht DiestKoning Albertstraat 12, 3290 Diest
- Police courtWhole municipalityPolitierechtbank Leuven
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityRechtbank eerste aanleg LeuvenFerdinand Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityOndernemingsrechtbank LeuvenVaartstraat 5, 3000 Leuven
- Labour courtWhole municipalityArbeidsrechtbank LeuvenFerdinand Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven
- 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 Vlaams-BrabantSmoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven
Language of the proceedings: DutchWhy
The justice of the peace and the other courts in the Dutch language area conduct the whole proceedings in Dutch. At the request of all parties, the case can be referred to a court in another language area. (art. 2 Wet 15.06.1935)
Language of a bailiff's act: Dutch. A bailiff's act is drawn up in the language of the area where it is served. Acts in a pending case follow the language of the proceedings. (art. 38 Wet 15.06.1935)
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
- 3290One canton: DiestCheck your street →
- 3293One canton: DiestCheck your street →
- 3294One canton: DiestCheck your street →
House of justice
- Justitiehuis LeuvenArnould Nobelstraat 44, 3000 Leuven+3216666400
The house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Leuven.
Nearest prison
Neighbouring municipalities
In the same canton (Diest): Bekkevoort, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Tielt-Winge
Adjacent cantons:
- Aarschot: Aarschot, Begijnendijk, Boortmeerbeek, Haacht, Keerbergen, Rotselaar, Tremelo
- Beringen: Beringen, Leopoldsburg, Heusden-Zolder, Tessenderlo-Ham
- Hasselt 2: Halen, Herk-de-Stad, Lummen, Hasselt
- Leuven 2: Bierbeek, Holsbeek, Leuven, Oud-Heverlee
- Tienen: Boutersem, Hoegaarden, Lubbeek, Tienen
- Westerlo: Grobbendonk, Herentals, Herselt, Olen, Vorselaar, Westerlo, Laakdal
- Zoutleeuw: Geetbets, Kortenaken, Landen, Zoutleeuw, Linter, Glabbeek
belgica has no municipal boundaries: these are the municipalities of the same canton and the cantons bordering it.
Questions about Diest
Which justice of the peace has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Vredegerecht Diest, Koning Albertstraat 12, 3290 Diest.
Which police court has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Politierechtbank Leuven.
Which court of first instance has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Rechtbank eerste aanleg Leuven, Ferdinand Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven.
Which enterprise court has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Ondernemingsrechtbank Leuven, Vaartstraat 5, 3000 Leuven.
Which labour court has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Arbeidsrechtbank Leuven, Ferdinand Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven.
Which court of appeal has jurisdiction over Diest?
For all of Diest: Hof van Beroep Brussel, Poelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel.
Which house of justice serves Diest?
Justitiehuis Leuven, Arnould Nobelstraat 44, 3000 Leuven: the house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Leuven.