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On 3 August 2023, Borsa Italiana issued its Notice No. 30046 informing that with Resolution No. 22747 of 21 June 2023 Consob approved the amendments...

Court proceedings are not interrupted despite the declaration of insolvency if the respondent voluntarily appears in court.

The Unified Patent Court is witnessing a significant shift toward English as the primary language of proceedings, with a recent Milan Local Division decision exemplifying this trend.

Article 818 of the Italian Civil Procedural Code provides that the arbitral tribunal cannot grant "[…] seizure orders and any other precautionary measures […]".

Cardo Systems, Ltd. has initiated infringement proceedings against Shenzhen Ziwu Chuangxin Technology Co., Ltd. and Resosport Limited at the Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court. The case involves European Patent EP4240194 and follows specific procedural rules under the UPC framework.

In a recent case decided by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, Joint Sections (Order No. 12330 of 2 May 2026), a dispute arose from an application for a payment...

On 6 November 2014, the Italian Parliament approved a bill to improve the efficiency of civil proceedings. The new rules are effective from 10 November 2014.

The Milan Central Division of the Unified Patent Court has issued a groundbreaking procedural order addressing the controversial "divisional game" strategy in patent litigation.

A freezing order (also known as seizure order) is a Court injunction that can be obtained to restrain a party from disposing of its assets in prejudice of the creditors' rights.

The negative outcome of the settlement procedure, prescribed by Section 7, Law no. 604/1966 which states that whenever an employer staffed with more than 15 employees intends...

Il diritto alle origini biologiche consente a ogni persona adottata di conoscere le proprie radici genetiche e familiari, ma questo diritto deve essere bilanciato con la scelta della madre biologica di mantenere l'anonimato.

The Milan Local Division of the Unified Patent Court addresses an application for security for costs under Rule 158.1 of the Rules of Procedure in patent infringement proceedings between Biopsafe ApS and Kaltek S.r.l. The case involves three European patents and raises important questions about cost security requirements in UPC litigation.

A Chinese defendant successfully obtained conditional alignment of procedural deadlines in a patent infringement case before the Milan Local Division, despite the claimant's opposition based on the Hong Kong co-defendant's alleged refusal to accept voluntary service. The Court granted the alignment but required immediate acceptance of service by the unserved defendant as a precondition.

Litigation in Italy has been unavoidably affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

To offend the reputation of an absent person constitutes the crime of defamation, which is further aggravated if the offense attributes a specific fact to the victim or is committed through...

Come noto, la riforma Cartabia ha, in concreto, "rivoluzionato" le regole del giudizio civile ordinario e ha richiesto un notevole sforzo ad avvocati ed operatori del diritto, abituati a godere del "paracadute" offerto da scadenze ad ampio respiro.

The Italian Constitutional Court is set to hear a landmark case on June 9, 2026, that could reshape Italian citizenship by descent for millions of descendants worldwide.