Legal assistance – Pro Deo

First-line legal assistance

If you’re looking for:

  • Practical information
  • Legal information
  • Initial legal advice, or
  • A referral to a lawyer, body or organisation

Regardless of your income, you can get in touch with:

  • Helpline – Tel. 02.511.50.45: 12.00-15.00 every weekday
    Legal assistance by telephone
  • Legal Aid Office, 1000 Brussels
    09.00-11.00 on monday, tuesday, thursday and friday (without appointment):
    Regentschapsstraat 63 floor -1, 1000 Brussels
    July and August: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
  • Justice centre, Regentschapstraat 63, second floor
    First and third Thursday of every month, from 17.00 to 19.00
  • Legal Aid Office, Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde district

Download hier de adressenlijst.

Second-line legal assistance

Second-line legal assistance, entirely or partly free of charge, is legal assistance lawyers provide to those seeking justice by way of:

  • Detailed legal advice
  • Legal assistance and representation, whether or not in the course of a legal procedure

You can receive second-line legal assistance, without an appointment, at the Legal Aid Office on the days and at the times as stated below.

NB, please note: check whether you are eligible first and bring the necessary documents with you, namely family composition attestation and proof of income (proofs must have been issued within the last month).

New income limits from 1 march 2020

Your problem may be too complex for exploratory advice, or you may not qualify for a pro bono lawyer. Go to “Search for a lawyer” to select a lawyer by name, bar and/or preferred areas of law. Always check whether the assistance of a lawyer is covered under your legal assistance policy.

Consultations in 1000 Brussels

Legal Aid Office
Regentschapsstraat 63 (-1):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 09.00-11.00
(NB, please note July-August, 09.00-11.00 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays only)

Justice centre
Regentschapsstraat 63 (second floor)
Every first and third Thursday in the month, 17.00-19.00
Tel. 02.557.76.11

Consultations in Brussels – Halle – Vilvoorde district

Download the schedule here

 

Legal Aid Office Brussels

Secretariat:
Mrs. Annick Nuyts:  02.519.84.68 or BJB@baliebrussel.be

Office hours:
Mondays-Fridays 08.30-12.30 and 13.00-16.00

 

Contact

Dutch Brussels Bar
Palace of Justice
Poelaertplein
1000 Brussels

Tel. 02/508 67 62
Fax 02/514 22 66
orde@baliebrussel.be

KBO nr: 248012469

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