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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that subscription-based streaming services qualify as "digital services" rather than "digital content" under EU consumer rights law, fundamentally changing how providers can handle withdrawal rights. This classification means consumers retain their full 14-day statutory withdrawal period regardless of any upfront waiver clauses they signed at sign-up, though providers may claim proportionate compensation for content accessed. The judgment centers on a dis

The European Union has adopted its most comprehensive sanctions package to date, listing nearly 1,600 individuals and entities connected to Russia's military and industrial complex.

On September 9 2011 an Italian consumer association, the Centro di Ricerca e Tutela dei Consumatori e degli Utenti, published a press release announcing that the Italian Competition Authority had initiated an investigation into four companies on the basis of the association’s claim of alleged unfair commercial practices relating to warranties for Apple iPods and iPads.

Pursuant to Section 2118 of the Civil Code, and except in certain cases (ie, in the event of termination for cause or during a probationary period), employers and employees are entitled to terminate a permanent employment agreement provided that they comply with the obligation to give the counterparty adequate notice.

As widely reported, the court of Milan has recently convicted three officers of Google in connection with a video, uploaded on Google video, of a boy affected by the Down syndrome being bullied by his classmates.

New courts, established in a number of main cities, will have jurisdiction over proceedings involving foreign companies in some specific matters.

The 'Soccergate' scandal, which erupted following a wire-tapping investigation of many of the key figures in Italian football, finally resulted in the relegation of Juventus football club from Serie A, the top division, to Serie B.

Football clubs routinely collect biometric performance data on players through wearables and monitoring systems, yet when a player transfers to a new club, this valuable dataset typically remains with the selling club rather than following the athlete. Under GDPR, performance data qualifies as personal data—often special category health data—raising complex questions about portability rights, lawful processing bases, and whether players can compel clubs to transfer their historical metrics. The

The Italian government recently approved two significant pieces of legislation – Decree-Laws 93/2008 and 112/2008 – which affect numerous aspects of employment and labour law, annulling certain provisions introduced by the previous government and introducing new regulations.

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 June 12 2008 the European Court of Justice issued judgment in O2 Holdings Limited and O2 (UK) Limited v Hutchinson 3G UK Limited [2008] C-533/06 and set out some interpretative principles on the questions of trademark protection and comparative advertising for identical or similar products.

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

The Italian Court of Cassation has ruled that a simple checkbox tick does not constitute valid written approval of unfair clauses in B2B online contracts under Article 1341 of the Civil Code. This decision challenges the widespread practice of accepting standard terms and conditions through web interfaces, requiring businesses to implement more robust digital approval mechanisms that demonstrate conscious and specific acceptance of burdensome contractual provisions.

The Italian Constitution guarantees the freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other forms of communication.

On March 3 2010 Parliament approved a significant piece of legislation - the Collegato Lavoro - which affects several aspects of employment law, changing certain existing provisions and introducing new regulations.

Draft Law 1082, which was recently approved in the Senate, will become law in the next few weeks.

Under Italian Law in order to open a travel agency a company shall substantially obtain a travel agency license and fulfill several bonding requirements.