Court of First Instance at Antwerp, Antwerp Division

I had a positive experience at the court building. The staff exhibited professionalism and courtesy throughout. The atmosphere was calm, and the process was efficient. Appreciate the dedication of the staff to maintaining a respectful environment.

Such a waste of time! Bring one paper, then in a week or more another one that they didn't tell you earlier. Then a few weeks later, they assigned a lawyer. Who set up an appointment more than a week later, too. And refused to take a case in the end. And advised to look for another lawyer for which you have to resubmit all the documents again and wait a lot.

Hi-Tech architecture in Antwerp

Many people think it is a wonderful and beautiful building, but no one knows what happens inside, especially in the small underground rooms. They treat the prisoners they bring for trial there like animals, it doesn't deserve even this one star .

I visit this building almost every day. It was built to replace the former buildings on the Britselei. The architects chose for the extensive use of glass in order to emphasize the transparency of the workings of Lady Justice. The building uses quality materials, with the Salle des Pas Perdus (Hall of Lost Footsteps) being particularly impressive. The building has proved not to be without problems though. The monumental steps have to be shut in cold weather because the wood becomes slippery in rain and frost. The glass roof, with its numerous rubber seals, has a tendency to leak in heavy rain, so there is always a bucket out ready to catch the drips. The signing to the various offices and courts is not particularly clear, so that you have to ask your way at the reception desk to get anywhere and in the way of public officials all over the world, the occupants hang untidy sheets of paper out telling you where and where not to go. On the positive side is the friendliness of the reception desk, which has to be balanced by the surliness of the security service that currently subjects you to a full body scan and X-rays your briefcase every time you visit.

In a desperate try to look modern, they've created this funny and useless look. The inside is very confusing and will need advice every time you need a new department...

First, one has to get there in the first place ! arriving at the railways station and feeling no neeeed to leave the train station.. because it is absolutely unique !

It's a court.