Labor laws with profound historical, social and economic significance have recently been changed by the Italian legislator, following a lengthy debate aimed at reconciling employee's protection with access to employment.

On October 4, 2012 the Italian Government passed a new bill offering innovative start-ups, researchers and investors a vast array of legal and tax instruments aimed at fostering growth and innovation, and attracting investment capitals to Italy.

The Proposal attempts to create a robust regulatory framework which will aim at ensuring a greater level of safety of medical devices, enhanced transparency and traceability, reinforcement of the role of notified bodies and of national authorities, and ultimately an improved confidence in EU regulations which greatly suffered after the PIP breast implant scandal.

The European legislative framework for the marketing and surveillance of medical devices has recently come under public scrutiny following the PIP breast implants scandal.

An overview of the impact of the EU proposal for regulating medical devices in the field of active implantable devices.

The recent "Data Retention Operation" by the Italian DPA revealed that compliance with data retention legislation among telecom and internet service providers is still considerably low.