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I Am an Impact Lawyer: Getting to Know Julian Harrell, Partner at Faegre Drinker
This new series by GAIL North America will spotlight our members across the United States and the diverse ways they are practising impact law. For this article, we hear from Julian Harrell.
Benefit Corporations and B Corps, Blended Finance, Business and Human Rights, Business for Good, Climate and Environment, Corporate Governance, Development Finance, ESG, Impact Finance, Innovative Legal Structures, Legislation and Regulation, Mission driven businesses, Philanthropy, Public Interest Litigation, Steward Ownership, Systems Change -
Office for the Impact Economy
The Office for the Impact Economy is a new central government hub designed to coordinate and strengthen partnerships with impact investors, philanthropy, and purpose-driven businesses to boost social and economic impact across the UK. Find out more here.
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RIGHTS OF RIVERS: A practical guide for local communities and local authorities to recognise your local rivers’ rights
The report outlines why England’s current environmental laws are failing to protect rivers and makes a practical, globally informed case for recognising rivers as living entities with legal rights, supported through local councils, communities, and new forms of river guardianship.
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MEMBER REPORT 2025 – LEGAL SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE
Read the 2025 AusLSA Sustainability Insight Report.
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks
The EU Ombudswoman has ruled that the European Commission acted improperly in weakening environmental and human-rights protections through opaque, non-democratic “Omnibus” processes, prompting NGOs to demand stricter transparency and evidence-based lawmaking for all future reforms.
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Lawyers in Philanthropy
Discover how legal expertise shapes the future of philanthropy in this recording from a GAIL UK Event.