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.
News
Europe – In a judgment delivered on 13 November 2025 (C-117/24), the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 “laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market,” which requires every operator to use a due-diligence system that includes access to information on the origin of the timber, an assessment of the risk that the timber comes from illegal harvesting, and risk-mitigation measures where the risk is not negligible, must be interpreted as meaning that it is not sufficient for an operator belonging to a corporate group to have access to the elements of a due-diligence system established, maintained, and assessed by the parent company of that group or by a monitoring organization used by that parent company. Each operator must use its own due-diligence system for its imports, maintain it, and assess it, unless it uses a system established by a recognised monitoring organization that is not used by its parent company
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats The judgment responds to a request for a preliminary ruling submitted to the Court of Justice of the...
Luxembourg – Le projet de loi « zone verte bis » a été déposé à la Chambre des Députés le 9 juillet 2025. Analyse.
Projet de loi « zone verte bis » Déposé à la Chambre des Députés le 9 juillet 2025, le projet de loi n° 8578 vise à permettre aux commune la...
Europe – Belgique – Région flamande – La Cour européenne des droits de l’Homme considère, dans un arrêt du 10 juillet 2025 (Wulffaert et Wulfaert Beheer NV c. Belgique – requête n°76634/16) qu’en application de l’article 7 de la Convention qui consacre le principe de rétroactivité de la loi pénale plus douce, ne peuvent être condamnés, les contrevenants poursuivis pour la réalisation de travaux sans permis d’urbanisme préalable, lorsqu’une législation nouvelle intervient qui exonère ces travaux de permis au moment de leur condamnation
HAVET & VANHUFFEL - Association d'avocats La Cour européenne des droits de l’Homme considère, dans un arrêt du 10 juillet 2025 (Wulffaert et...