Nederlands 

  The Law Office  
|
  News  
|
  Areas of Practice  
|
  Lawyers  
|
  References  
|
  Publications  
|
  Seaport Law  
 
  Contact Information and Directions  
|
  Antwerp's South Quarter  
|
  Links  
 

Eric Van Hooydonk presents the project for the reform of Belgian maritime law at a press meeting with Transport Minister and current Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Antwerp Port Chairman Marc Van Peel and Beveren's Lord Mayor Marc Van de Vijver

is an independent law firm with special expertise in economic administrative law and transport law.

The firm provides tailor-made quality legal counsel and legal assistance to public authorities and private enterprises in Belgium and abroad.

In the most recent edition of the authoritative and independent European business lawyers yearbook Chambers Europe. The Client's Guide 2009, the firm is described as follows: "At Eric Van Hooydonk Lawyers, an independent Antwerp law firm, Eric Van Hooydonk has built up a successful practice specialising in maritime and transport law; he is deemed especially proficient in port authority issues".

Latest news

29 May 2009

Eric Van Hooydonk speaks at the official opening reception of the tenth edition of the maritime event 'Oostende voor Anker'.

25 May 2009

Eric Van Hooydonk delivers an speech at and chairs a seminar on the management of Antwerp's maritime heritage organised by Flanders Water Heritage and SIWE at the Antwerp Maritime Academy. Click here for more information (in Dutch only).

22 May 2009

Eric Van Hooydonk delivers a presentation on the importance of museum harbours to present-day ports policy at the international conference 'Rethinking the Maritime Museum' at Flensburg (Germany).

19 May 2009

Eric Van Hooydonk speaks on soft values of seaports and water heritage in Flanders at the Stakeholders' Conference of the European Maritime Day organised by the European Commission in Rome.

16 May 2009

Eric Van Hooydonk speaks at a meeting of Flanders Water Heritage and the Safety Committee of European Maritime Heritage in the Inland Navigation Museum at Baasrode and at an official reception in the City Hall of Dendermonde.

More news

New publications

January 2009

A speech on the impact of the Rhine Act of Mannheim on recent treaty developments outside the Rhine basin delivered by Eric Van Hooydonk at the headquarters of the Central Rhine Commission in Strasbourg is published in the Belgo-Dutch transportation law review Tijdschrift Vervoer & Recht.

February 2008

A book on Antwerp's identity as a port city written by Eric Van Hooydonk on behalf of the Antwerp Port Authority attracts considerable attention. Go to News for more information.

January - March 2008

A paper by Eric Van Hooydonk on the reform of Belgian maritime law is published in the Belgian legal review Nieuw Juridisch Weekblad and in the Belgo-Dutch transport law review Tijdschrift Vervoer & Recht. For a free download, go to Publications.

December 2007

A paper by Eric Van Hooydonk on ad hoc project procedures for the development of transport infrastructure appears in a conference volume on Transport Project Evaluation published by Edward Elgar (UK and USA).

Other publications and downloads


  Emiel Banningstraat 21-23 | B-2000 Antwerp | Belgium | T +32 3 238 67 14 | F +32 3 248 88 63
  Webmaster | Disclaimer and Copyright Statement