exercise abuse dominant position  Amazon EU Antitrust authority against the abuse of dominant market position by the large web companies Apple, Google, and Amazon.Read more

Simplified arbitration procedure ICC International arbitration is the most widely used administrative tool to resolve international trade disputes. In international arbitration, in the agreement of the parties, the ordinary judge is replaced by a private arbitrator. The International Chamber of Commerce of Paris is among the most authoritative arbitration institutions in the world and isRead more

Resident permit Italy human rights Request for asylum, refugee, migrant, displaced person, stateless person. Subsidiary protection According to Article 10(3) of the Italian Constitution, a foreigner who, in his home country, is denied the actual exercise of the democratic freedoms guaranteed by the Italian constitution shall be entitled to the right of asylum under theRead more

Italian citizenship cidadania italiana descendants The new law on Ius Soli opens up new perspectives for foreign nationals to enter Italy and become an Italian citizen. Can a child born in Italy to foreign parents be considered Italian? But this gives rise to yet another question. Can an adult be considered Italian, even though heRead more

Cross-border insolvency proceedings EU cross-border insolvency procedures to lodge claims will be safer and easier. EU Regulation No. 848 of 20 May 2015  for greater judicial cooperation in civil matters between EU Member States has taken into effect. The Regulation allows companies to restructure their debt more easily and facilitates the lodging of claims.Read more

Competition and Antitrust Law The EU Commission has fined Google Inc. for its Abuse of Dominant Position and the infringement of EU Competition and Antitrust Law. The €2.4 billion fine was imposed for the Google Shopping service. The EU argues that the position at the top of the Google search results page goes to thoseRead more

Injunction of payment in Italy To get payment of a credit with a payment injuction in Italy, the creditor has to start a monitory procedure through an application for judicial injunction. The application must be filed before the competent Judge. Competence depends on the value of the credit: Peace Judge is competent until 5000 euro.Read more

International law firm in Italy Damiani & Damiani International law firm & services with main office in Palermo has been awarded for being the Best Innovative Commercial Law Firm for the year 2017. The prestigious award of acknowledgement was received by our International law firm in Italy from the worldwide publishing company AI Global Media, for the Worldwide BusinessRead more

Brexit brings interesting changes in the English Immigration Beaureau and, in general, for all UE and extra-UE citizens. To enter the UK, the applicant must apply at Visa application centre (VAC) of Teleperformance, which is the commercial partner of the English Embassies. Applications are accepted by appointment and only by filling the form.   OnceRead more

At the very moment, Italian Legislator is about to regulate on one of the most widespread phenomena going on in Europe: sharing economy. Also known as collaborative economy, it’s a reality that doesn’t easily fall into traditional notions, though it has been around for several years already, spanning from the most diverse sectors, such asRead more