Asbestos can create significant legal and operational risk for organisations. Whether in real estate transactions, leases, construction contracts, remediation projects or liability claims, once asbestos is involved the regulatory and enforcement landscape becomes complex. Our Asbestos team is widely recognised as a leading specialist in the Netherlands in this field, acting for landlords and tenants, buyers and sellers, as well as parties across the asbestos chain. Including surveyors, removal companies, laboratories and commissioning clients.
Why choose LXA?
We are the only law firm in the Netherlands that combines deep asbestos law expertise with in house knowledge of the technical SC 570 standard. This enables us to speak the language of both engineers and regulators and to oversee the entire chain: from survey and classification through removal, final clearance and supervision. Our team has detailed experience with enforcement and sanctions, including administrative fines, suspension and revocation of certificates, project shutdowns and, increasingly, preventive shutdowns of businesses.
We advise on certification and permitting, help clients to prevent asbestos related problems and act quickly when issues arise – such as fines, shutdowns or certification problems. We also assist with real estate transactions and lease arrangements where asbestos plays a role and advise on process optimisation to ensure ongoing compliance with asbestos regulation.
Knowledge sharing is a core part of our practice. Our team authored the standard work Asbest, Toezicht en Handhaving (“Asbestos, Supervision and Enforcement”), now in its third edition, which clearly sets out the current rules, supervision and enforcement framework.
We also share our expertise through our regular Asbestos Newsletter, keeping readers informed of the latest legal developments.
How we can help
• Certification, enforcement, fines and (preventive) shutdowns
• Real estate transactions and leases involving asbestos
• Liability issues relating to asbestos exposure and damage
• Asbestos surveys, remediation works and final clearance assessments
• Process optimisation and compliance with asbestos regulation
Related services: Public & Real Estate – Construction Law – Environmental & Planning Law
Questions about asbestos?
Please contact one of our specialists or complete the form on our contact page. We will be pleased to assist you.
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