DPA-Deposit
File conclusions, exhibits, petitions and letters with the court registry of almost every Belgian court. You do this in a single operation. The court registry, opposing counsel and third parties receive your filing at the same time. Built by the Belgian bars and connected one-to-one with e-Deposit.
What is DPA-Deposit?
DPA-Deposit is the court-filing application of the DPA platform. It is a one-way channel: you send, the court registry receives. You handle every document in a case in a single operation:
- upload documents directly from your digital office environment;
- file conclusions and exhibits online with the court registry of almost every Belgian court;
- send petitions and letters to the court registry;
- forward the same documents to fellow lawyers or third parties at the same time.
Because the application runs on the DPA platform, you always work with the most recent address details of courts and lawyers. You can also give your staff a mandate to use the application on your behalf.
Traceable and confirmed
Every document you send is traceable, and its receipt is confirmed by a detailed dispatch certificate.
In DPA-Deposit you keep an overview of your cases and of every incoming and outgoing filing. You can search sent and received documents by date, roll number, reference or status, and download them whenever you need them.
Designed for the way a law firm works
DPA-Deposit keeps your filings organised and fills in the details it already knows, so you can focus on the case.
Clear at a glance
Introductory acts stand out from other filings, and the (provisional) roll number is created automatically.
Start from an existing case
Start a new filing from a case you already have: recipients, references and other details are filled in for you.
Incoming and outgoing, kept apart
Filings from fellow lawyers and your own outgoing filings each have their place. “Cases” shows every transaction in one view.
Made for multi-office lawyers
Working for several firms? Switch from one office to the other without logging in again.
Up and running in three steps
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Log in with eID or itsme®
Since June 2025 every DPA user logs in through CSAM with the Belgian eID or itsme®. Your national register (or BIS) number must be registered with your bar.
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Create your first filing
Select the court, add recipients and upload your documents from your office environment. DPA-Deposit fills in the addresses.
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Mandate your team
Give assistants a mandate to prepare and send filings on your behalf. You keep the overview.
Filip and his team develop DPA-Deposit in close contact with lawyers and the court registries.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions we are asked most about DPA-Deposit.
What is the difference with e-Deposit?
e-Deposit is the federal filing channel for citizens and businesses. Since the Council of State ruling of 12 December 2019, lawyers can use it too. DPA-Deposit is the lawyer’s gateway to that same channel, connected one-to-one with e-Deposit. On top of that, you get what a law firm needs: one filing to the court, fellow lawyers and third parties at once, up-to-date court and lawyer addresses, a searchable archive of everything you sent, mandates for assistants, integration with your practice-management software and support from the DPA Service Desk.
Which courts can I reach through DPA-Deposit?
Almost every Belgian court that accepts electronic filings through e-Deposit. DPA-Deposit is connected one-to-one with e-Deposit, so your filing arrives in the court registry’s own application.
Does a filing through DPA-Deposit have legal value?
Yes. Since the Council of State ruling of 12 December 2019, lawyers can file conclusions and exhibit bundles electronically. Every delivery is confirmed by a detailed dispatch certificate that proves what was sent, to whom and when.
Can my assistant file on my behalf?
Yes. Give your assistant a mandate in the DPA settings. Mandated staff log in with their own eID or itsme® and work under your responsibility.
Do I receive judgments through DPA-Deposit?
No. DPA-Deposit is a one-way filing channel from you to the court registry. Judgments from the courts reach you through DPA-Jbox.
Should I use DPA-Deposit or DPA-Jbox?
Use DPA-Deposit for petitions, conclusions, exhibits and letters to a court registry. Use DPA-Jbox to receive judgments from the courts; its only outgoing use is filing with the Immigration Appeals Board (RvV/CCE). Only documents sent through DPA-Deposit reach the court registry’s filing application.
What does DPA-Deposit cost?
You find the rates for the DPA applications on our pricing page.