Last week Italy became the latest nation to adopt a law regulating the sale of franchises and the conduct of franchisors and franchisees. Two other European countries, France and Spain, already have such laws.

Variable compensation plans play an increasingly important role, especially for multinational organisations, but the rules vary from country to country.

By some recent rulings, the Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany clarified that the financial burden involved with the provision of the public security service at port customs gates cannot...

The most debated aspect during the consultation process was compliance with the retention requirements in the context of transactions where SPVs grant loans to entities other than individuals and microenterprises.

In the last few years, the Italian Government reformed the Italian debt market with the aim of facilitating access by Italian businesses to financings.

With Decision No. 6196 of May 24, 2024, the Coordination Panel of the Financial Banking Arbitrator clarifies the starting point from which to calculate the prescription...

La Banca d'Italia ha pubblicato, nell'ambito dei propri poteri di emanare provvedimenti di carattere generale delle autorità creditizie, una Comunicazione in data 30 gennaio 2015.

Traditionally in Italy the financial distress of a corporation was treated in a very strict way through proceedings aimed at the dissolution of the company, the sale of its assets and the replace of the directors with commissioners appointed by Public Bodies.

On the verge of the end of the Brexit transition period envisaged under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement dated 31 January 2020, the Italian Government issued some provisions (namely, Article 22 of Law Decree no. 183 of 31 December 2020 ...

The Bank for International Settlements has published a working paper on the economic drivers of FinTech adoption,...

In January, the Council of Ministers approved the latest draft of the "National Recovery and Resilience Plan" ("NRRP"). A draft that, especially in the light of the latest news on the political front, ...

In recent years, the European Commission (EC) regarded harmonization as a vital element in order to meet the growing need for transparent corporate accounts and the need to compare financial statements thus streamlining the development and efficiency of European financial markets.

The Italian Parliament has enacted new rules on financial leases.

Technological innovation has been affecting the financial sector for several years, by progressively changing aspects of the business