Europe – The SCHOLZ & MALY law firm joins the earthlaw.network
We are pleased to announce that the SCHOLZ & MALY law firm joins our network. SCHOLZ & MALY law firm is a boutique law firm that focuses its activities on the real estate law, urban planning law, environmental law and corporate law. This law firm has...
Europe – January 30, 2024 – The European Court of Human Rights condemns Italy under Article 2 (right to life) for not having acted to protect the population when they knew of the existence of dangerous spills and gives it two years to remedy the situation
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats By judgment of January 30, 2025 (no. 028/2025 – Cannavacciuolo and others v. Italy), the European Court of Human Rights condemns Italy under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to...
Europe – January 10, 2025 – The Irish High Court of Justice invalidates a decision refusing to create a wind farm on the grounds that authorization which contravenes the climate objectives set out in a law also constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats In a judgment dated January 10, 2025, the Irish High Court examined the refusal of authorization for a wind farm due in particular to visual nuisance. The High Court upheld the applicant’s appeal and...
1 January 2025 – Entry into force of Directive 2024/3019/26 of the European Parliament and of the Council on urban waste water (OJEU, 12 December 2024).
HAVET & VANHUFFEL – Association d’avocats The new European Urban Wastewater Directive was adopted on 16 November 2025 (OJEU 12 December 2024). It will enter into force on 1 January 2025. It aims to protect the environment and human health, in...