Which court has jurisdiction over Machelen?
Canton
Competent courts by type
- Justice of the peaceWhole municipalityVredegerecht VilvoordeLuchthavenlaan 4, 1800 Vilvoorde
- Police courtWhole municipalityPolitierechtbank VilvoordeLuchthavenlaan 4, 1800 Vilvoorde
- 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 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
- 1830One canton: Vilvoorde / VilvordeCheck your street →
- 1831One canton: Vilvoorde / VilvordeCheck your street →
- 1931One canton: Vilvoorde / VilvordeCheck 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
In the same canton (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde): Kampenhout, Vilvoorde, Zemst
Adjacent cantons:
- Aarschot: Aarschot, Begijnendijk, Boortmeerbeek, Haacht, Keerbergen, Rotselaar, Tremelo
- Brussel 4: Brussel
- Leuven 1: Herent, Kortenberg, Leuven
- Mechelen: Bonheiden, Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Meise: Grimbergen, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Londerzeel, Meise, Wemmel
- Zaventem: Hoeilaart, Overijse, Steenokkerzeel, Zaventem
belgica has no municipal boundaries: these are the municipalities of the same canton and the cantons bordering it.
Questions about Machelen
Which justice of the peace has jurisdiction over Machelen?
For all of Machelen: Vredegerecht Vilvoorde, Luchthavenlaan 4, 1800 Vilvoorde.
Which police court has jurisdiction over Machelen?
For all of Machelen: Politierechtbank Vilvoorde, Luchthavenlaan 4, 1800 Vilvoorde.
Which court of first instance has jurisdiction over Machelen?
Machelen is split over 1 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde); Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, Quatre Brasstraat 13, 1000 Brussel (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde).
Which enterprise court has jurisdiction over Machelen?
Machelen is split over 1 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal de l'entreprise Francophone de Bruxelles (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde); Nederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde).
Which labour court has jurisdiction over Machelen?
Machelen is split over 1 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles, Place Poelaert 3 bte 3, 1000 Bruxelles (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde); Nederlandstalige Arbeidsrechtbank Brussel, Poelaertplein 3 bus 4, 1000 Brussel (Vilvoorde / Vilvorde).
Which court of appeal has jurisdiction over Machelen?
For all of Machelen: Hof van Beroep Brussel, Poelaertplein 1, 1000 Brussel.
Which house of justice serves Machelen?
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.