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 – The European Court of Human Rights, in a judgment of 4 December 2025 (No. 9953/16 – Kosmatska v. Ukraine), found Ukraine responsible for ensuring the full restitution of the applicant’s property title over a plot of land, or providing her with financial compensation or equivalent property, when the land had been purchased in good faith from individuals who had acquired it fraudulently to the detriment of the Ukrainian State. The Court held that, although the public-interest objective invoked (restoration of land lawfulness) may be legitimate, the measure applied to the applicant was disproportionate due to her good faith and the State’s failure in maintaining land registers, as this dispossession imposed an excessive individual burden on the bona fide citizen
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats The European Court of Human Rights, in a judgment of 4 December 2025 (No. 9953/16 – Kosmatska v....
Europe – In a judgment dated November 18, 2025 (Application no. 53002/21), the European Court of Human Rights held that the demolition of a fence erected in 1964 by a company that had occupied the land prior to that date, and the eviction of the company without prior notice or access to procedural safeguards, constituted a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights (absolute nature of the right to property)
Europe – In a judgment dated November 18, 2025 (Application no. 53002/21), the European Court of Human Rights held that the demolition of a fence...
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