Omnibus Directive protects consumers online purchases by regulating price discounts and online reviews
On December 21, 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a guidance with material implications for employers on the collection and retention of metadata relating to employees' email accounts. In this article, we will examine the impact of this provision and the compliance requirements imposed on employers to adhere to said provisions.
Recent changes in the Italian law opened the doors to divisions of companies by separation by which the company being divided assigns part of its assets and liabilities to one ore more newly formed recipient companies in exchange of shares in the recipient companies
The reform of digital markets On July 5th, 2022, the European Parliament approved the Digital Markets Act (introduced with Reg. EU 2022/1925) (DMA), the first European regulation for digital markets which, together with the Digital Services Act (DSA), is part of a bigger project aimed at strengthening the regulation of big tech entities. The DMA’s […]
What are SME Srls? The Italian company law has recently set a powerful tool for businesses carrying out activities in Italy. Let us summarize the benefits of operating a business through an SME Srl.
Omnibus Directive protects consumers online purchases by regulating price discounts and online reviews
On December 21, 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a guidance with material implications for employers on the collection and retention of metadata relating to employees' email accounts. In this article, we will examine the impact of this provision and the compliance requirements imposed on employers to adhere to said provisions.
Recent changes in the Italian law opened the doors to divisions of companies by separation by which the company being divided assigns part of its assets and liabilities to one ore more newly formed recipient companies in exchange of shares in the recipient companies
ENISA's data processing risk analysis method is a valuable tool for small and medium size organizations seeking to protect sensitive information and comply with data protection regulations
Cybersecurity, GDPR compliance, and web ethics are critical pillars for the success of the website.
There are several kind of companies by which you can carry out a business in Italy and we thought that it could be useful for a foreign reader to find some initial information about that. Please consider that this short note is only meant to provide a very limited set of basic information that we […]
Generally speaking, most foreign citizens are allowed to set up a business in Italy. We will limit this paper to the case of foreign companies willing to start operating in Italy. Basically, there are three ways by which such aim can be reached: either (a) opening a branch office or (b) incorporating a subsidiary company or (c) purchasing an existing company.
Business clients dealing with international trade frequently asked us whether an independent bank guarantee issued under the URDG 758 (the ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees 2010) is valid, binding and enforceable under the Italian law or not and, if not, whether and how it can be amended in order to ensure it is valid, binding and enforceable as an independent bank guarantee under the Italian law.
In the business world, legal advice is often a material issue in ensuring success and compliance with laws. However, hiring in-house counsels can be costly and difficult, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.
Gli istituti di pagamento costituiscono una categoria di soggetti vigilati dalla Banca d'Italia talvolta poco conosciuta ai più. Si tratta di entità autorizzate alla prestazione di uno o più servizi di pagamento, i quali, semplificando un po’, si può dire abbiano ricevuto la loro prima organica regolamentazione nella direttiva PSD1, poi sostituita dalla direttiva PSD2.