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Administrative law

Durnez Advocaten has broad knowledge and practical experience concerning the follow-up and handling of the various aspects of administrative law including:

  • Integrated physical environment permits (building permits)
  • Environmental aspects
  • Concessions of public services
  • Public procurement contracts
  • Disciplinary rules for government personnel
  • Expropriations
  • …….

In this area we have published case law where we obtained a positive result from the highest courts for our clients.

  • Council of State (12th division) no. 224.309, 9 July 2013, CDPK 2014 (abridged), issue 2, 306 and 327; http://www.raadvst-consetat.be (6 September 2014) (police regulations – terraces for cafés and restaurants)
  • Constitutional Court no. 22/2015, 19 February 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling), http://www.const-court.be (19 February 2015); Belgian Official Journal 28 April 2015 (first publication) (extract), 23634 and http://staatsblad.be (3 May 2015) (discrimination within police forces)
  • Belgian Constitutional Court no. 117/2004 dated 30/06/04, http://www.const-court.be (2 July 2004); A.A. 2004, issue 3, 1351; Belgian Official Journal 5 October 2004 (extract), 70253 and http://staatsblad.be (13 October 2004); TMR 2004, issue 6, 706 and TBP 2005, issue 4-5, 209-379 (Equality and non-discrimination with regard to spatial planning and urban development – integrated physical environment permit for subdividing lands in the Flemish Region)
  • Environmental Enforcement Court dated 20/02/14, MHHC 14/15-VK
  • Justice of the Peace of Leuven dated 07/04/15, Rechtskundig Weekblad 15-16, 516 (local road – acquisitive prescription)

  • Council of State (14th division) no. 225.468, 13 November 2013, CDPK 2014 (summary), issue 3, 540; http://www.raadvst-consetat.be (24 June 2014); TBP 2014, issue 6, 402 (medically responsible practice of sports – doping – discipline)