You graduated in law from a foreign university and you wish to register at the Brussels Bar? More information can be found on:
http://advocaat.dmenp.be/EnglishPage.aspx?genericid=99
Registration on the EU- or B -list at the Brussels Bar, Dutch speaking section (NOAB)
Registration on the EU-or B- list of the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten te Brussel, is subject to a registration fee of 124 €.
This amount has to be paid in advance on the account number
IBAN: BE68 6300 2220 0834
BIC: BBRUBEBB
An annual membership fee is also payable.
For an EU-member the membership fee includes a premium for professional liability insurance offering cover up to 1.240.000 €. It is possible to obtain extra coverage on payment of an additional premium. Where equivalent professional liability insurance is included in the membership fee, which is paid by a lawyer wishing to register on the EU list to the Bar of his/her home country, he/she may apply for a refund of part of the annual membership fee.
A B-list candidate has to send the prove of the insurance coverage for his activities as a lawyer in Belgium.
A questionnaire regarding registration on the EU or B-list, should be completed and returned to the Secretariat of the Nederlandse Orde together with a certificate of good standing issued by the home country Bar.
Please find hereby the questionnaires:
Questionnaire B-list (English)
Questionnaire EU-list (English)
Questionnaire EU-list (German)