Administrative Law
In an action against the administration the hardest rule is the deadline: sixty days from service of the act. Miss it and how unlawful the act was never gets argued at all.
Work handled in this area
- Annulment actions and applications to stay execution
- Full-remedy claims and exhausting the preliminary application
- Expropriation valuation, uplift claims and de facto expropriation
- Challenges to zoning amendments and revoked building permits
- Objections to municipal council decisions and stop-work notices
- Challenging administrative fines
- Disciplinary penalties and employment rights of public officials
- Public procurement complaints and appeals to the tender authority
Most asked in this area
When does the deadline against the administration start?
As a rule sixty days from written notification of the act. If it was never served, the date of actual knowledge applies. Where a preliminary application to the authority is required, that application suspends the period.
How is a stay of execution obtained?
Two conditions must be met together: the act is manifestly unlawful, and its execution would cause harm that is difficult or impossible to repair. The request is made in the statement of claim and decided after the authority replies.
The expropriation price was too low — can it be raised?
In a valuation action the nature of the land, its zoning status and comparable sales are reassessed by court experts. Whether it is classified as farmland or building plot affects the figure most.
Can a zoning plan be challenged?
An objection is filed with the municipality during the display period; if it is refused expressly or by silence, an annulment action follows in the administrative court. Missing the display notice causes a loss of rights, so the dates must be watched closely.
Do you have a file on this?
Describe it briefly and we will discuss the right route and the deadline position at the first meeting.