The environmental law subdivision of the environmental team is led by Isabelle Larmuseau, Peter De Smedt, Tom Malfait and Stijn Vandamme. The spatial planning law subdivision of the environmental team is led by Pieter-Jan Defoort in our office in Bruges, and Laurent Proot, Robin Slabbinck, Eva De Witte and Karolien Beké for our office in Ghent.

 

They deal with the most diverse issues relating to the environment and having to do with administrative law (administrative appeal procedures with the authorities, legal proceedings before the Council of State and the Constitutional Court), civil or criminal law (legal proceedings before civil courts and courts dealing with minor offences as well as with courts of appeal), tax law (administrative appeal procedures with the authorities and legal proceedings before tax sections of courts and courts of appeal) and European law (legal proceedings before the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights).

Next to providing support to individuals for specific problems and projects, the firm also realizes legislation projects and policy-supporting studies. In addition, it provides assistance for the drawing up of due diligence reports within the context of company take-overs. In the same context, the firm offers all possible facilities for the use of its office spaces and infrastructure as a data room.