earthlaw.network
The European network of specialized lawyers in environmental law, urban planning, and real estate Why choose us?earthlaw.network the European network of specialized lawyers in environmental law, urban planning, and real estate
earthlaw.network, an acronym for Environment, Architecture, Real estate, Territorial and Housing Lawfirms Network, is a collaborative European network of leading independent law firms offering tailored, practical, and high-quality legal advice and services in the fields of environment, urban planning, and real estate in their respective countries, within national, cross-border, and European contexts.
The earthlaw.network provides its members with the expertise of more than 100 lawyers specializing in environmental, urban planning, and real estate law across 6 different countries. They share ideas, information, experiences, and contacts to enhance the legal value of their interventions for their respective clients.
The legal skills, values, and working methods of the members of the earthlaw.network enable them to anticipate the legal implications associated with strategic decisions of a company or individuals, advise them, and assist them in a spirit of close operational support, quickly and efficiently, regardless of the legal complexity of the case, the urgency of the situation, and the location of the property.
Carefully selected niche firms composed of recognized expert lawyers in their respective legal domain
Members of the earthlaw.network are carefully selected law firms specializing in environmental, urban planning, and real estate law.
They are co-opted by all network members on the basis of their specialization, reputation, working methods, ethics and values. Their lawyers are recognized experts in their field. Some of them publish in reference works and specialized legal reviews and teach their specialties at universities and colleges.
These law firms are chosen for their similar approach to cases.
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Law firms with shared values
Members of the earthlaw.network are co-opted for their shared values:
- Excellence and a commitment to continuous learning;
- Efficiency in service and the desire to find the best solution for the client;
- Commitment to customer service and the will to defend the case to the end;
- Respect for the client, loyalty and transparency;
- Solidarity and willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with the client;
- Environmental ethics and the desire to actively support their clients in the search for solutions contributing to a successful energy transition and more responsible environmental policy.
Where can you find us?
earthlaw.network is made up of law firms in 6 European countries. Consult the list of members of our network to find the lawyer best able to advise you.
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Europe – Norway – The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association considered in a judgment of 21 May 2025 (case E-18/24) that downstream gas emissions, namely gas emissions from petroleum products produced on the basis of a permit, must be taken into account in the environmental impact assessment of the project when applying for a permit. They constitute effects of this project within the meaning of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on environmental
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats The Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) held in a judgment of 21 May...
Europe – On a preliminary question referred by the Council of State of Belgium, the Court of Justice of the European Union, by judgment of 8 May 2025 (C/236-24), held that, Article 9a of Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of 16 April 2014, must be interpreted as meaning that where the authority competent to determine whether a project referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2011/92, as amended, must be subject to an environmental impact assessment, in accordance with Articles 5 to 10 of Directive 2011/92, as amended, is also the developer of the project concerned, an appropriate separation between the conflicting functions in the performance of that task must at least be applied
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats On a preliminary question referred by the Council of State of Belgium, the Court of Justice of the...
Europe – By judgment of 8 May 2025 (C-318/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union finds that the Republic of Slovenia has failed to take the necessary measures to manage waste on plot no. 115/1 in the municipality of Teharje (Bukovžlak) in compliance with its judgment of 16 July 2015 (Commission v Slovenia – C 140/14) and has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU. It orders the Republic of Slovenia to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1,200,000
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats By a judgment of 16 July 2017 (C-140/14 – Commission v Slovenia), the Court held that the Republic of...