Lara Van Dyck
Associate
Administrative Law and Public Procurement / Administrative Law and Public Procurement
I translate complex legal issues into clear answers and feasible solutions.
Lara joined Andersen in September 2025. She will mainly focus on Administrative Law and Public Procurement.
Expertises
Urban Planning and Environmental Law
Administrative Law and Public Procurement
Qualification
- Master of Laws - VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - 2025 - cum laude
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- French
Legal News
09.06.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
Bill Proposes Cap on Real Estate Agents’ Commissions
Access to the housing market in Belgium has been under increasing pressure for some time. Sale prices continue to rise, rental prices are following the same trend, and significant additional costs are often incurred on top of these amounts. One such cost is the commission charged by real estate agents, for which no statutory maximum currently exists.
13.01.2026
•Commercial and Economic Law, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
Autonomous guarantee finally enshrined in law
With Book 9 of the Civil Code, the autonomous guarantee - also known as a bank guarantee or guarantee on first demand - now has, for the first time, a clear statutory basis in Belgium. Until now, this legal instrument was primarily shaped by case law, customary practice, and international soft law. With regard to the latter, reference is often made to the so-called URDG 758 (Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees), a set of practical rules drawn up by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). These rules are not binding as such, but they are frequently used in (inter)national trade because they provide uniform and recognizable arrangements and thus legal certainty.
07.11.2025
•Urban Planning and Environmental Law, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
No financial charges may be imposed in an environmental permit without an urban planning regulation.
The Council for Permit Disputes (RvVb) annulled, on 9 October 2025, a financial charge imposed in a decision granting an environmental permit. Such a charge may, since 2024, only be imposed on the basis of an urban planning regulation within the meaning of Articles 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of the Flemish Code for Spatial Planning (VCRO). Prior to the amendment of the Decree, the Environmental Permit Decree did provide that such a financial charge could be imposed by the permitting authority and under what conditions, but it was not required that a regulation be included in an urban planning ordinance.