Asymmetrical clauses are generally considered valid, although in a few jurisdictions their validity has been questioned on the grounds that they lack mutuality or are completely unilateral.

Recently, due to the high deployment of technology in the drone industry, as well as their impact on privacy, the implementation of a specific legislation has become more current in the European Union.

Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers changes the existing regulatory framework on food labelling in Europe. Its applicability is subject to a several year time process.

Articolo 8 dello IATA Standard Ground Handling Agreement (SGHA) esonero totale da responsabilità (unless done with intent to cause damage, death, delay, injury or loss or recklessly and with the knowledge that damage, death, delay, injury or loss would probably result) che ricomprende anche ipotesi di morte o lesioni di passeggeri, dipendenti ed ausiliari del vettore.

It is well known that, according to the Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004, where a passenger is denied boarding the air carrier has the duty to provide him with assistance and flat-rate compensation.

Last December 17, the Italian Parliament adopted a new Law N. 221 in order to stimulate economic growth in the country.

On 26th February 2015, the First Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a judgment in a preliminary ruling regarding the interpretation of article 3(g) of the Regulation (EC) No. 785/2004.

Wind Jet was founded in 2003 to operate flights from the major Italian cities and some foreign airports to Sicily.

The current Italian legislation, which states that the cost of road haulage services on behalf of third parties cannot be less that ‘minimum costs’, goes against European competition legislation.

Le nuove tecniche di movimentazione delle merci hanno permesso ed agevolato il trasferimento delle merci mediante l'impiego di distinti mezzi di trasporto concepiti unitariamente per il raggiungimento del risultato complessivo.

Con una recente decisione la Corte di Cassazione si è pronunciata su un profilo che ricorre con frequenza nel contenzioso nascente dal contratto di trasporto internazionale.

In November 2014, a "Study on Third-Party Liability and Insurance Requirements of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)" for the European Commission was published.

Originally the tax on aircraft noise was established by article 90 and subsequent to Law no. 342/2000.

The European Commission has recently taken the lead regarding a project for the integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System.

The European Commission has addressed matters regarding a project for the integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, the new name used by ICAO for UAV, into common airspace by 2016.

Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are increasingly taking up global airspace, a trend that is expected to increase exponentially in the following years.

La Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione europea si è pronunciata sulla compatibilità della normativa italiana che ha introdotto i c.d."costi minimi" di esercizio dell'autotrasporto con i principi di libertà di concorrenza.

A recent decision of the Italian Supreme Court confirms that judgments awarding punitive damages are non-enforceable in Italy, because they are contrary to public policy.

On 19th July 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that undertakings selling airline tickets should not automatically include cancellation insurance in their prices but should rather make it available on an "opt-in" basis.

A new scenario is taking shape in the airline industry with the rapid expansion of Emirates, the Persian Gulf-based airline, which in a recent development has begun offering services between the European Union and the U.S. through direct flights as well as under special partnerships with other airlines.