We advise on environmental law, and this covers environmental permits for town and city planning and permits for operating classified equipment or plants, environmental protection enforcement rules and regulations, urban development restitution claims, immoveable heritage, etc., expropriations, soil remediation procedures, administrative enforcement law on environment and urban development, analysis of spatial planning instruments such as land-use plans (or spatial implementation plans; in Dutch: ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplannen - RUP’s).
We assist companies and individuals in obtaining the environmental permits required for construction projects, in preparing and filing objection notices, filing and defending administrative appeals, representing them in proceedings before the Council for Permit Disputes and the Council of State. Our expertise also includes assisting clients in obtaining the permits required for running a wide range of businesses.
In addition, we assist companies and individuals within the administrative enforcement disputes in cases of alleged environmental law violations, environmental disasters, or facts relating to immoveable heritage in the broad sense.
We have also acquired specialised expertise in dealing with expropriations. We advise municipalities and decentralised authorities and promote the interest of companies and individuals who are impacted by expropriations.
In the complex branch of law on soil, we assist clients and help them in the procedures that apply to soil contamination and remediation. In due diligence investigations, we provide specialized assistance in screening for risky elements from environmental law and soil law perspectives.
We use a pragmatic and no-nonsense approach at all times to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
