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Advice on Moroccan public law

Public law – at the centre of Public-Private Partnerships

As Morocco is quickly developing, the country’s public law is expanding and becoming more detailed in every aspect of its text and applications. As the number of public contracts and Public-Private Partnerships increases, involving ever more rigid contracts, greater vigilance is required on all the counterparts. National and local public bodies, public interest groups, regional authorities and their satellites must be doubly thorough in their decisions and procedures. Private operators whose activity involves them in matters of public law (e.g. construction operators, industrial companies, service companies, financial institutions), or which are linked to a public or parapublic entity, must ensure that they comply with the legal and regulatory framework and take the necessary measures to remain compliant – or face severe penalties. Whether you are a public body or a private company, our expert support will protect you against risks in this area. 

Comprehensive assistance, from planning to completion of your projects 

Whatever your activity is, our legal advisors are experts in Moroccan public law and work with you to: 

  • Audit your company when it is subject to these regulations or holds public contracts, 
  • Develop procedures and bids in the context of consultations,  
  • Assist you in your negotiations and the conclusion of your public contracts, 
  • Assist you in resolving any disputes or litigation. 

Our expertise encompasses every aspect of Moroccan public law, and is particularly apposite since our specialists in the field are able to call on their colleagues specialising in administrative law, real-estate law, property and local taxation, competition law and employment and pensions law.  

This multi-disciplinary approach allows us to guarantee you comprehensive high-level advice, whatever your issue: 

Moroccan economic public law 

  • Public contracts: support for contracting authorities and companies in awarding, accessing and performing public contracts (e.g. public contracts, concessions and public-service delegations, public-private partnerships, public domain occupancy agreements, complex contractual arrangements), disputes over the awarding and performance of contracts. 
  • Subsidies, 
  • Management of public services and the public domain, 
  • Financial litigation before the regional audit chambers.  

Moroccan urban planning and development law  

  • Building permit audits and litigation, 
  • Assistance in carrying out development operations (legal validation of applications to set up and build urban regeneration zones, negotiation of development concessions, housing developments and grouped permits, implementation of land control tools: abandonment, pre-emption and expropriation) , 
  • Commercial urban planning, 
  • Urban planning taxation, 
  • Criminal law and civil law applicable to urban planning, 
  • Expropriation litigation before administrative and judicial courts. 

Moroccan environmental law  

  • Classified facilities,  
  • Polluted sites, 
  • Waste law, 
  • Environmental audits, 
  • Water law and protection of aquatic environments. 

Our ability to understand each of your issues in its entirety combined with our excellent knowledge of each stakeholder group (private companies and Moroccan public service) makes us an ideal partner to guide you and handle your relations with other stakeholders. 

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