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A new law now allows defendants charged with a crime to submit a guilty plea in Belgian courts, potentially avoiding lengthy trails while helping clear a backlog of cases.
Nearly half of all French-speaking family court hearings will be suspended between now and 30 June, the Brussels court of first instance has announced, due to a shortage of court clerks.
Understaffing within the Brussels family courts has led to sharp criticism for Belgian justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD).
The Belgian justice system has begun efforts to digitise massive amounts of paper documents in its archives with the goal of allowing such digital documents to be legally admissible in the future.
A major operation with the Belgian justice system aims to make it more efficient and productive overall.
The need to tighten up operations stems from a lack of resources, RTBF reports.
Belgium’s Justice Commission heard testimony from experts on Tuesday regarding a bill aimed at allowing the civil registrar to declare divorce on the grounds of irremediable disunity, intended to
