As is well known, our government has taken specific measures to deal with the drop in traffic in Italian ports caused by the pandemic and the serious economic consequences for maritime operators.

On 19 November 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on one of the most debated and controversial issues of the moment: the marketing of CBD-based products.

Last August the draft decree (hereinafter the "Draft Decree") that should regulate coverage minimum requirements and general conditions of insurance policies

With a recent judgment the first criminal division of the Court of Genoa has ruled on an accident caused by the sudden detachment of a boarding gangway fastened to the deck of a cruise ship to allow passengers to board.

In our experience, in port areas, it is quite often unclear who can (legitimately) do what, which of course has an adverse impact on competition.

This Article is the first of a series of articles concerning inland waterway transport (hereinafter "IWT") in the EU.

By a judgment of 25 May 2017, the Court of Milan ruled on the non-fulfilment of a mixed potestative condition applying to the company Beta

The issue addressed in this article is of particular interest to all companies operating, even if without being established, in Italy.

The Council of Ministers, during the meeting on 25 November 2024, approved the Unified Renewable Energy Code, a legislative measure aimed at revolutionizing the regulatory framework for renewable energy in Italy.

The Italian Supreme Court, acting in the Joint Divisions format, has taken the opportunity to confirm the jurisdictional nature of arbitration.

In previous articles on piloting we focused on the critical issues that mark its organization, tariff setting mechanisms and any distortions of competition that are likely to arise from the current regulatory and organizational structure of this service.

Last 23 December, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security reported in the Official Gazette the publication, on its institutional website, of the Director's Decree of 10 December 2024, ‘Approval of the operating rules of the decree of 19 June 2024', the so-called FER 2.

In particular, Article 5 of Law No. 84/94 allows changing the Port Master Plan by way of an excerpt variant or Technical and Functional Adjustment.

In a recent judgement , the Consiglio di Stato [Italian Higher Administrative Court] has set out some important principles regarding the entrustment of waste collection services on board ships,...

As anticipated in the last issue of our bulletin, we are going to conduct an exhaustive analysis of Regulation (EU) 2017/352 "establishing a framework for the provision of port services...

Let's continue our analysis of the Regulation (EU) 2017/352 "establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on financial transparency of ports"...

Personal data protection law in Mainland China and in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are two separate and, indeed, quite distinct systems...

In the context of port-related activities, management of safety in the workplace is a crucial aspect to be taken into account in order to guarantee the smooth running of the relevant operations.

New alternative dispute resolution procedures in Italy aimed at protecting consumers may result in a more cumbersome litigation process.

The much-expected decision of the Italian Court of Cassation Joint Divisions (n. 22437, dated 5 June 2018) on the validity of the claims made clause was issued on 24 September 2018.