Creation of the out-of-court settlement chambers

Helena De Backer participated as a trainer to the first specialized training courses for judges who will sit on the conciliation chambers. The law of 19 December 2023 provides that, as from 1 September 2025, all courts and tribunals must have a conciliation chamber where the parties can attempt to settle their dispute amicably with the help of a specially trained judge. Helena De Backer is mediator since 1998 and has been sitting for many years as a deputy judge in the conciliation chamber of the Brussels Court of Appeal.