A well-known brand is crucial for marketing purposes and it is therefore natural to try and take advantage of the reputation of a brand that has not been used for some time.   Registered trademarks control. Cases of reuse of a trademark that has been disused for a long time The General Court of theRead more

A recent decision by the Court of Cassation has revolutionized the application for recognition of Italian citizenship iure sanguinis for many descendants of our compatriots who emigrated to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela starting from 1861, the year of foundation of the Italian State. Recognition of right iure sanguinis isRead more

Obtaining a residence permit for the non-EU cohabitant of an EU citizen for a de facto couple is now a jurisprudential achievement. There are more than 200 pages and countless decisions issued by major Italian Courts – Milan, Bologna, Modena, Palermo – which, pursuant to Cirinnà Law, certify the right of a non-EU citizen toRead more

The third sector reform has involved various philanthropic bodies, foundations, cooperatives and associations that are part of the non-profit panorama, which also includes foundations of banking origin, regulated by the Civil Code. For this reason, foundations are considering the need to enroll in the so-called RUNTS, that is the Single National Third Sector Register, establishedRead more

The Canary Islands are said to be a tax haven. As a matter of fact, opening a company in Spain and the Canary Islands is worthwhile for various reasons. The Spanish islands enjoy a tax system for businesses and professionals – REF – the main advantages thereof are: an extremely advantageous tax rate of 15%Read more

Tax credits provided for the construction sector involve the deduction of up to 110 percent Italy of taxes. Credit trade or invoice discount can be requested by Italian citizens residing abroad as well as by foreigners, whether or not resident in Italy, who own a property in Italy for residential use, i.e. which is not used forRead more

The massive move of men and women crossing the border to the EU countries bordering Ukraine forces the EU cope with the refugees emergency, so much so as to induce the 27 countries of the Union to issue a Directive for the temporary protection of displaced persons, in order to manage the status of UkrainianRead more

Formalized international contracts and economic relationships between companies involved in international commercial exchanges are not set in stone. Even when businesses are already operating between a foreign company and an Italian company, any international pacts and agreements signed may vary according to unexpected events. Some of those events might have to do with the increaseRead more

The legal assistance needed in cases of violation of shareholders’ agreements and for attribution of jurisdiction in case of foreign companies with Italian partners has been relevant in the decision of 26 November 2020 n. 26984 of the Court of Cassation, which ruled on the question of jurisdiction raised in the context of a compensationRead more

Even in companies located abroad, shareholders’ agreements can be stipulated between shareholders, who can reside in Italy or in the third country where the company is located.   Shareholders’ agreements have long been considered as conventions whereby shareholders establish relationships that cannot be opposed to the company, different or complementary to those provided for by theRead more