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Regulation Directory project - Belgium
Belgium
Other Bodies involved in Regulation of the Legal Profession
Regulator(s) of Admission
Would be lawyers must take an oath at the local Court of Appeal, register with the local Bar Association and undertake a period of traineeship. Ordre des Barreaux Francophones et Germanophone (OBFG) groups together all the local bars of the French-speaking and German-speaking communities in the country. The Orde van Vlaamse Balies (OVB) is the umbrella organisation for the local bars of the country’s Dutch-speaking community.
Contact/URL
http://www.avocats.be/
http://www.advocaat.be/page?genericid=27
Regulator(s) of Practice
Local Bar Associations are responsible for regulating lawyers in practice. The Ordre des Barreaux Francophones et Germanophone (OBFG) groups together all the local bars of the French-speaking and German-speaking communities in the country. The Orde van Vlaamse Balies (OVB) is the umbrella organisation for the local bars of the country’s Dutch-speaking community
Contact/URL
Disciplinary Authorities
There are three disciplinary councils which handle the disciplinary matters of the 14 local French and German speaking Bars and three for the Dutch-speaking Bars, and a disciplinary committee of appeal from both the French and Dutch-speaking councils.
Contact/URL
CONSEIL DE DISCIPLINE DU RESSORT DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE BRUXELLES (compétent pour les barreaux de Bruxelles et Nivelles)
Avenue de la Toison d’Or, 65 • B-1060 Bruxelles
Président : Georges-Albert Dal
Tél +32 2 533 07 92
Fax +32 2 533 07 99
CONSEIL DE DISCIPLINE DU RESSORT DE LA COUR D’APPEL DE LIÈGE
(compétent pour les barreaux de Arlon, Dinant, Eupen, Huy, Liège, Marche, Namur, Neufchâteau et Verviers)
Palais de Justice
Place Saint Lambert, 16 • B-4000 Liège
Président : Michel Ghislain
Tél +32 4 232 55 12
Fax +32 4 223 19 99
CONSEIL DE DISCIPLINE DU RESSORT DE LA COUR D’APPEL DE MONS
(compétent pour les barreaux de Charleroi, Mons et Tournai)
Rue des Droits de l’Homme, 1 • B-7000 Mons
Président : Alain Colmant
Tél +32 65 37 97 07
Fax +32 65 37 97 02
CONSEIL DE DISCIPLINE D’APPEL
Avenue de la Toison d’Or, 65 • B-1060 Bruxelles
Président : Marc Dewart
Tél +32 2 533 07 90
Fax +32 2 533 07 99
Tuchtraad voor advocaten (Lawyers Disciplinary Board)
Nederlandstalige Ordes rechtsgebied BRUSSEL
Staatsbladsstraat 8
1000 Brussel
Tuchtraad voor advocaten
Ordes rechtsgebied GENT
Gerechtsgebouw, lokaal 38 (1e verdiep)
Koophandelsplein 23
9000 Gent
Tuchtraad voor advocaten
Ordes rechtsgebied ANTWERPEN
Parklaan 25/13
3500 Hasselt
Primary Legislative Source
The Belgian Judicial Code Act of 4 July 2001 on the Structure of the Bar
Contact/URL
http://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/en_belgiquepdf1_1190362409.pdf