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

In mid-big sized projects, it is a crucial to understand how to subcontract part of the works especially in an international construction project.

The precise nature of the letter of patronage has been the object of much debate in Italian legal writing.

The 2016 Report from the Italian Association of Contractors shows that international construction projects are a big portion of their revenues.

The following is a brief note on the new provisions of the Italian Civil Code on the minimum corporate capital for a limited liability company (Società a responsabilità limitata).

The Performance Bond is, in almost all the cases, an autonomous and on-demand guarantee which can be called with a simple request sent by the beneficiary to the bank-guarantor.

New Italian provisions aim to reduce the workload of the Italian Courts and to reduce the time to obtain Court decisions.

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 Italian Government enacted the Law Decree no. 91 on "Urgent provisions for agricultural sector, environment, companies development and, inter alia, reduction of energy bills".

In international construction projects, it is rather standard that the Contractor starts the mobilisation/procurement just after an advance payment has been paid by the Employer.

The Warranty Bond is a guarantee which secures the Employer in the case the Contractor will not remedy the defects, if any, which may occur during the warranty period of the works.

Il Performance Bond è una garanzia con la quale il Committente si copre dal rischio di un eventuale inadempimento (totale o parziale) dell'Appaltatore nell'esecuzione delle opere.

Il Warranty Bond è una garanzia con la quale il Committente si tutela in caso di mancato ripristino di eventuali difetti che dovessero sorgere durante il periodo di garanzia dei lavori.

A new conflict resolution method through settlement negotiation before referring disputes to Courts has been recently introduced in the Italian legal system.

Bonds in construction contracts are often a pain point for Contractors.

The Performance Bond is an on-demand guarantee (or rather, under Italian Law, it is an ‘autonomous' and at first demand' guarantee) by virtue of which the beneficiary (as buyer or owner)...

Il Bid Bond è quel tipo di garanzia che viene richiesto all'Appaltatore (soprattutto nelle commesse di medio grandi dimensioni) quale condizione per partecipare alla gara.

Amongst the others, one of the most relevant changes relate to the law governing the arbitration agreement.

The Bid Bond guarantees the Employer that the bidder will sign the contract, if awarded, or will comply with other specified obligations.

Le garanzie negli appalti internazionali, sia di medie che di grandi dimensioni, sono una prassi consolidata la cui funzione è di coprire il Committente da diversi rischi che possono...