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Public & administrative

 

Services.

  • Spatial panning, environment, heritage and retail establishments

  • Expropriation, public domain and roads

  • Public procurement, concessions, government contracts and public-private partnerships

  • Public service law and regulated professions

  • Litigation

Guided by stellar academics, Janson’s Public & Administrative practice is highly regarded and valued for its in depth knowledge of public law that defines the fundamentals in any law making process. 

Janson deals with all matters related to spatial planning and environment.  Our firm assists its clients in obtaining and challenging permits as well as in any court litigation related thereto.  

Our lawyers active in the field of public and administrative law regularly assist in due diligence within the framework of M&A and real estate transactions.  They also provide assistance in matters with respect to private or public infrastructure projects or the erection of production sites. 

Janson also advises its clients on matters of government expropriation and in litigation related thereto.

We furthermore have extensive experience in the preparation of tenders and challenging the awards thereof.

 Track records.

 

  • Preventing a cinema operator from being expropriated

  • Assisting several corporations in obtaining and renewing their environmental permits

  • Assisting an entertainment venue in obtaining proper compensation as a result of expropriation

  • Assisting the operator of a hospitality complex regarding the wrongful termination of its concession by the government

  • Assisting building promoters in obtaining compensation for their loss of profits and incurred costs in connection to the Decree on the land and building policy

  • Assisting numerous corporations in successfully obtaining tenders and challenging awards of non-granted tenders

  • Assisting clients in the context of issues on the existence or time-barring of local roads

  • Assisting a building promoter in the suspension of works

  • Advising civil-law notaries on matters of urban planning and soil contamination within the framework of the sale of private and commercial real estate

  • Assisting a Seveso corporation in connection with its access structure

 Academic & scientific work.

 

  • Many of the partners in the Public and Administrative Department have academic appointments with Belgian universities such as the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Mons, Universiteit Ghent, or the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

  • Kris Wauters holds two PhDs from the University of Glasgow and the Maastricht University

  • The team has published many books and articles over the past few years, including the following :

    • Dominique Lagasse, “Code du développement territorial (CoDT) commenté”, Kluwer, 2020, 1243 p.

    • Dominique Lagasse, “Droit de la voirie. Droit de la domanialité publique”, Larcier, 2019, 330 p.

    • Dominique Lagasse, “Le permis de lotir en Région bruxelloise après la réforme du CoBAT”, publié sur le site internet de l’Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles, spring 2019

    • Kris Wauters, “Kroniek van Rechtspraak van het Hof van Justitie 2020 inzake overheidsopdrachten, in Jaarboek Overheidsopdrachten 2020-2021 / Chronique des Marchés Publics 2020-2021”, Bruxelles, EBP Consulting, 2021 (with T. Van Gaal, to be published)

    • Kris Wauters, “Les marchés et les contrats publics dans l'Union européenne” (Chroniques), JDE, 2020, p. 367-372.

    • "Inzake antikoppelbaasreglementering”, in I. Arteschene and N. Portugaels (ed.) Wet en Duiding: bouwrecht, Gent, Larcier, 2015

    • “Zorginstellingen en arbeidsrecht”, in D. Fornaciari, T. Goffin en S. Tack (ed.) Wet en Duiding: zorginstellingen in diverse taken van het recht, Gent, Larcier, 2013