Administrative & Public law
Our specialisms
Supervision & enforcement / Litigation / Government liability / Environmental law / Subsidies / Public order / Government & contracts / Government information (public access) act / Dutch public administration probity screening act / Education law / Criminal prosecution of governments.
The multi-disciplinary administrative and public law team advises clients on high-profile, complex and often business-critical public law litigation and regulatory processes across a range of business sectors, especially the Public Sector, Commercial Real Estate, Public Housing and the Art and Culture sector.
Our administrative lawyers are specialised in collaborating with the government in order to realize projects and investments, policy making and permit obtainment. However, the government can also be an adversary in litigation concerning policy making, permit rejection and control.
We advise and litigate on zoning plans, spatial planning, governmental control and any according sanctions, permit repeal or rejection and enforced company closure.
When expertise of other jurisdictions is required, we have access to over 150 law firms in 100 jurisdictions across the globe.
Market recognition
Chambers Europe 2017 - Public Law - Band 3
What the team is known for
Compact team with strong public law expertise across several areas of the public sector including administrative law, government liability, subsidies and public orders. Also advises on media regulation, access to public information and supervision and enforcement. Clients include public foundations and watchdogs, administrative bodies, municipalities and private sector companies.
Strengths
A source states: “They advise and assist us in a very knowledgeable way, to a high quality and in a pleasant manner.”
Work highlights
Represented Nederlandse Omroep Stichting in proceedings against the central government regarding several requests of information regarding the MH17 Malaysia Airlines disaster.
Notable practitioners
Jan Van der Grinten is “very thorough, very precise, quick to respond on questions and also a very nice guy. He delivers high-quality work on a consistent basis,” according to clients. He advises on all manner of public law issues, including administrative hearings, contentious issues relating to public funding and media regulation and freedom of information issues.
