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Living Law® and Affiliations

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We are driven by our mission—Legal Services that Don't Cost Earth🌎—to unlock the power of the law in addressing systemic environmental and human rights challenges—and by our values, which underpin every action alongside our professional codes. Our team collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of international organisations and initiatives, advising across the field—from corporates and governments to boards, institutions, NGOs, and civil society.

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At Living Law®, we combine world-class legal expertise with forward-looking, rights-based approaches to shape resilient advice, enforceable frameworks, and strategic interventions—for people, for planet, for prosperity.

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From regulatory compliance and board-ready strategy, to ESG accountability, climate and ecological governance, and rights-based legal frameworks, we deliver rigorous expertise, grounded in planetary boundaries and resilience thinking—ensuring sustainable outcomes with a long-term view.

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Institutional Vision

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Founded in 2012 to address gaps in public-interest environmental law in Scotland, Living Law® integrates legal excellence with systems thinking and multi-level governance knowledge to deliver solutions that are enduring, measurable, and transformative. Our approach is grounded in the Environmental Rule of Law and informed by Planetary Boundaries Theory. [See Our Practice Areas]

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By embedding legal rigour across legal, policy, and campaign strategies and governance initiatives, we can empower leaders and institutions to anticipate, adapt to, and resolve systemic environmental challenges. Our work spans advisory services, litigation, regulatory design, and capacity-building—all aimed at unlocking long-term, enforceable outcomes for people and planet.

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"Access to high-quality legal advice should be available to all members of society as a basic right." — Susan D.E-Shaw, Founder (2012)

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​Institutional Affiliations and Global Recognitions

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Through our networks, Living Law® provides institutional insight, multilateral influence, and strategic foresight, ensuring our clients benefit from globally recognised expertise and the latest developments in the field to stay ahead of the change curve:​​​

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• UN Harmony with Nature – Legal Expert (Earth Jurisprudence) 

• IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) – Expert Member 

• UN Right to a Healthy Environment Coalition – Member​​​ ​​​​

• Rights of Nature Project, University of Göteborg – Advisor 

• UN Minamata Convention on Mercury – Accredited Observer 

• ILAS HUFS Institute of Latin American Studies – Affiliate

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