François TULKENS
Partner

• Regulatory

Recent Matters

• Acting for Engie/Electrabel before the Constitutional Court re. a 10 years extension of nuclear power plants.

• Assisting Hannover Leasing in environmental permitting issues related to an office building in Brussels.

• Assisting Interparking in various questions re. public procurement, permitting process, new environmental legislation etc. for new or existing public partings.

• Assisting City Mall with the development of an extension to Les Grands Prés shopping centre in Mons, together with the development of a new IKEA store adjacent to the shopping centre.

• Acting for the Brussels Region before the European Court of Justice, the Constitutional Court, the Council of State, and several Civil courts in the context of the air traffic nuisances in the vicinity of the Zaventem airport.

• Advising Belgian Business Services  in a dispute before the Belgian courts regarding the sale of an industrial site in Brussels, dispute in which arise several soil pollution issues (including the liability of a consultancy firm in the area of soil remediation) (environment, waste).

Market Recognition

• François Tulkens is ranked as “Leading Individual” in the area of Environment - Legal 500, 2020
• François Tulkens "maintains very high standards in public law," according to one satisfied client. One client enthuses that "the main strengths of the team are excellent knowledge, fast reactivity and a highly customer-oriented approach." Others stress that "the lawyers are reliable, pragmatic, efficient, fast and always available and ready to react." – Chambers Europe, 2020
• François Tulkens is ranked in Band 2 (Environment). “François Tulkens advises on the environmental law and urban planning law aspects of new developments, with additional experience handling disputes concerning insecticides.” – Chambers, 2019
• François Tulkens is described as “Expert” - Who’s Who Legal, 2019
• François Tulkens is recommended in the area of Environment - Legal 500,2019
• François Tulkens has a strong focus on administrative and environmental law, particularly urban planning and environmental litigation - Chambers Europe, 2018

 Professional Memberships

• Editor-in-chief  Journal des Tribunaux

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• Liedekerke strengthens its leading position in the Chambers Europe 2022 rankings
• MIPIM 2022
• Liedekerke recognised by Best Lawyers 2021 edition
• Liedekerke strengthens its leading position in the Chambers Europe 2021 rankings
• Liedekerke a assisté avec succès Aspria dans son projet de nouveau club sportif à Bruxelles
• Who's Who Legal recognizes Liedekerke as leading law firm in Energy
• 9 partners at Liedekerke recommended in Best Lawyers in Belgium 10th edition
• Gestion des sites et sols pollués en Wallonie – nouvelle réglementation : approche technico-juridique
• Contamination des sols: nouvelle législation, nouvelles techniques de recherche et de remédiation
• Que faire en cas de cession d’un terrain renseigné comme (potentiellement) pollué dans la BDES ?
• Liedekerke recognized by Chambers Europe in the 2019 Rankings
• Immorun 2018
• Liedekerke Lawyers recognised in Best Lawyers in Belgium
• Nouveau décret wallon relatif à la gestion et à l’assainissement des sols
• Liedekerke recognised in the Chambers Europe 2018 rankings
• François Tulkens et Charles Poncelet orateurs lors d'un séminaire chez Comeos intitulé « Quelles nouveautés en matière d’implantation commerciale en Wallonie ? »
• Regulatory Seminar - Project development: Tips & tricks to avoid common pitfalls
• Liedekerke to participate in Immorun 2017
• Liedekerke lawyers recognised in The Best Lawyers in Belgium
• Instruments de politique foncière : quelles nouveautés apporte le Livre VI du CoDT bis ?
• Top Public Law Partners Join Liedekerke