Who is liable for flood damage? How can you challenge a decision by a public authority? And what can you do about a disciplinary sanction or a tax you believe to be unlawful?
Administrative law governs the operation of public authorities and the way in which they must exercise their powers. Among other things, it determines the rules public authorities must follow when taking decisions and the legal protection available to citizens and companies against those decisions.
Adlex lawyers & mediators assists companies, public authorities, local governments and private individuals across a wide range of administrative-law matters.
Our expertise includes:
- challenging examination and academic progress decisions;
- disciplinary proceedings involving civil servants and other public-sector employees;
- public-authority liability, for example in cases of flooding;
- the liability of mayors, aldermen and other public office holders;
- disputes concerning easements and other public-law or private-law aspects of government action;
- challenges to provincial and municipal taxes;
- the lawfulness of decrees and decisions of local, Flemish and federal authorities;
- public-authority liability and compensation;
- administrative procedures and legal protection against government decisions;
- access to administrative documents and freedom of information;
- local and regional taxes, vacancy levies, subsidies and state aid;
- public assets and public-domain property.
Advice and proceedings
Administrative-law matters often require thorough knowledge of both the applicable rules and the specific procedures and powers of the authority concerned.
Adlex lawyers & mediators has extensive experience with both administrative procedures before local, Flemish and federal authorities and judicial proceedings.
Our lawyers appear, among others, before the Council of State, the Council for Disputes concerning Study Progress Decisions, the Council for Electoral Disputes and the Council for Alien Law Litigation.
We analyse the authority’s decision, identify the available remedies and prospects of success, and guide our clients throughout the entire procedure.
Experience and expertise
The experts at Adlex lawyers & mediators closely monitor developments in administrative law and changes in legislation and case law. They deepen their expertise through academic publications, training and contacts with academic institutions.
Our experts also regularly speak at seminars and training events on administrative law and related fields.
