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Closed on public holidays.

As the courts’ portal gives them

De griffie is elke werkdag open van 8u30 tot 12u30 en van 13u30 tot 16u00.

Where an appeal against a judgment of this court goes.

Criminal cases
Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles / Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel(art. 174 Sv.)
Term: 30 days from the judgment being pronounced (art. 203 §1 Sv.)
Criminal cases: to the correctional chamber of the court of first instance; 30 days from the judgment (art. 203 Code of Criminal Procedure). check
Civil cases
Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles / Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel(art. 577 Ger.W.)
Term: 1 month from service of the judgment (art. 1051 Ger.W.) · Work out the last day
Civil cases (e.g. traffic damage, art. 601bis): to the court of first instance. check

An appeal to the Court of Cassation, which reviews the application of the law, not the facts.

Against a judgment in last resort, or against the judgment given on appeal.

Criminal cases: Term: 15 days from the judgment being pronounced (art. 359 Sv.)
Civil cases: Term: 3 month from service of the judgment (art. 1073 Ger.W.) · Work out the last day

In civil cases, signed by a lawyer at the Court of Cassation (art. 1080 Judicial Code).

Against the judgment on appeal, only cassation remains. check
In Brussels and Halle-Vilvoorde there is a Dutch- and a French-speaking court: the language of the proceedings decides (Law of 15 June 1935). check
General rule; exceptions exist. Not legal advice.

Simplified boundaries: the court's cantons together (NGI, via belgica), the arrondissements in grey. For the exact boundary: search your address.

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