Public Administration Law

At Berngaard, our lawyers bring hands-on experience from across the administrative law landscape – including backgrounds from the courts, the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Climate and Environment. This gives us a practical understanding of how public administration works from the inside, and how best to navigate it on behalf of our clients.

Beyond general administrative law, our lawyers have specialist expertise in several closely related areas, including environmental law, human rights, constitutional law and international law.

We advise both public authorities and private clients – from assisting authorities with the preparation of decisions and regulatory work, to guiding private companies in industry, real estate, trade and construction through application processes and administrative proceedings.

We assist with:

• Applications, dialogue and administrative decisions

• Procedural rules in administrative cases

• Judicial review of administrative decisions and complaints

• Access to documents and public disclosure

• Confidentiality obligations

• Impartiality rules

• Substantive legal requirements in specific regulatory areas