About Anke
Anke is a partner and attorney with La Gro, providing advice and conducting litigation (mainly to municipalities) in respect of a variety of administrative law matters, including environmental law, the Open Government Act (Woo), as well as privacy law. Anke spent several years working at a large local authority, giving her a huge advantage when advising municipalities, making her well versed in dealing with politically sensitive issues. She is a dedicated team player and an ideal sparring partner for local authorities and company directors alike, due to her pragmatic attitude and eye for detail.
Expertise
- Administrative law
- Environmental law
- Administrative enforcement
- Privacy law
Qualifications and experience
- 1995 Leiden University, Dutch Law
- 2002 Netherlands Institute for Construction Law, Public Construction Law
- 2011 Netherlands Institute for Construction Law, Private Construction Law
- 2006-2011 legal counsel at a large local authority
- 2017 Tilburg University, Postgraduate Specialisation Programme in Privacy and Personal Data
- Member of the Association of Construction Lawyers
- Member of the Administrative Law Association
- Member of the Privacy Law Association.
- Environmental law lecturer at SEGMENT Education
Recent cases
- Planning and zoning law: advising and litigating on zoning plans and environmental permits, representing mainly local authorities in cases on transformation areas and the redevelopment of traveller and houseboat sites.
- Enforcement: advising and litigating on the imposing of orders subject to a penalty for non-compliance or administrative enforcement and recovery decisions.
- Advising (and litigating on behalf of) local authorities on matters relating to the General Municipal Bylaw, Municipalities Act, and freedom of information laws
- Advising (and litigating on behalf of) local authorities in cases regarding privacy and undermining.