Update | Pay or OK: the EDPB’s Opinion
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), with an Opinion issued on April 17, has once again expressed its view on the issue of “Pay or OK” – the practice…
Update | Moral damage and data breach: the recent judgement of the European Court of Justice
Moral damage and data breach: the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the interpretation of certain articles of the European Regulation on data protection ("GDPR") to define the…
Update | Italy now has a digital nomads visa: here is what you need to know
Digital Nomads in Italy – The Decree on visa has finally been published
On April 4 Italy published a long-awaited Decree outlining the procedures and requirements to obtain a visa…
Update | The Italian Customs Reform is on the horizon: there are significant changes for businesses
The Italian Customs Reform has been initiated: new regulations will govern businesses in their activities with foreign markets.
The current regulations
The national customs law governs trade in goods with non-EU…
IP | The Biscuits War: the second legal round ends in defeat for Barilla
The second round of the so-called “biscuits war” ends with a defeat for Barilla. The Brescia Court, in fact, has ruled in favour of the companies Tedesco and Sapori Artigianali,…
Litigation funding companies do not need to be registered (under Article 106 TUB), the Italian Supreme Court rules
A few days ago, the Supreme Court answered a question of central interest in the emerging Italian world of litigation funding, namely: shall companies that purchase litigation claims be registered…
Focus | What is litigation funding and why it presents opportunities in Italy?
Litigation funding is a legal tool typical of the Anglo-Saxon legal system, but it also presents opportunities in Italy.
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IP | The “Biscuits War” waged by Mulino Bianco on its too many “different twins”
The so-called “biscuits war” began in November 2023 when Barilla (owner of the famous biscuits brand Mulino Bianco) sued the companies Tedesco and Sapori Artigianali for producing and selling biscuits…
Update | Can a shareholder loan be ‘immoral’? The concept of “decency” (re)enters the Italian civil cour...
In 2024 it may perhaps come as a surprise that the Supreme Court would tag a shareholder loan as 'immoral' because it is contrary to morality. Yet - although often…
Update | Canada adheres to the Apostille Convention: what does it entail?
On January 11, 2024, the 1961 Hague Convention, also known as the Apostille Convention, officially entered into force in Canada. The Convention simplifies the process of legalization of foreign documents,…
Media | Ilaria Carli and Luca Egitto discuss AI and Blockchain on The Cryptonomist (“The Liquidity Game”)
What happens when we realize that a set of fundamental elements of our social relations - identity, property, work - may be profoundly modified by new technologies, such as AI…
News | RPLT in the sale of Icon Scientific Limited to Indicor Equity LLC
RPLT announces that it assisted Sogesta Worldwide Ltd in the sale of its majority stake in Icon Scientific Limited - a UK-based manufacturer of industrial process instrumentation - to Indicor…
Update | Does resisting a ‘lost’ case expose a director to liability to creditors?
It happens not infrequently to come across debtors who, in an attempt to delay enforcement actions against themselves, propose all forms of opposition to debt recovery actions. Can this behaviour…
Focus | Unfair trade practices in the agricultural and agri-food supply chain
European instruments for balancing interests in the agri-food supply chain
The globalisation of food consumption and the intensification of trade on the international market have exacerbated issues related to the…