Categoria: News

  • THE DIARRA RULING ON THE TRANSFER OF PLAYERS WITHIN THE EU AND THE FIFA REGULATION ON THE STATUS AND TRANFER OF PLAYERS  (ECJ, 4 October 2024, in case 650\22, FIFA vs. BZ)

    THE DIARRA RULING ON THE TRANSFER OF PLAYERS WITHIN THE EU AND THE FIFA REGULATION ON THE STATUS AND TRANFER OF PLAYERS  (ECJ, 4 October 2024, in case 650\22, FIFA vs. BZ)

    1. Facts and Sports Rules under referral. The ECJ ruling was issued following a preliminary reference from the Court of Appeal of Mons, Belgium. It concerns the compatibility of certain specific provisions of the “FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players” (RSTP) with the provisions of the TFEU on competition and free movement…

  • TO THE MEMORY OF BRUNO GANGEMI

    TO THE MEMORY OF BRUNO GANGEMI

    It is with the deepest sorrow that we share the passing of our Founding Partner Bruno Gangemi. Bruno created our law firm in 1986, together with Luigi Macchi di Cellere.  He was an outstanding tax lawyer much estimated in Italy and internationally. Just a few days ago he was confirmed as a notable practitioner in…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 14 July 2023

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    ITALIAN DPA FINES BENETTON FOR 240,000 EUROS.   With an injunction order, the Italian Data Protection Authority fined the Benetton company for breaching some principles of the GDPR regarding data retention, minimization, and technical and organizational security measures.   The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante” or “DPA”) fined the Benetton company for certain violations regarding…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 23 June 2023

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    FIRST STEP TOWARD EU REGULATION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVED THE AI ACT.   After an initial positive opinion from the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament on the AI Act, the favourable vote of the EU Parliament also came on June 14, 2023.   Negotiations…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 9 June 2023

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    AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) MAY LEAD TO HUMAN EXTINCTION: THE CREATORS THEMSELVES ARE SAYING SO!   “Mitigating the risk of Artificial Intelligence extinction should be a global priority along with other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war“.   This is the statement with which the letter published in the Center for AI Safety and…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 26 May 2023

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    SCOTUS BACK ON THE INTERPRETATION OF “FAIR USE” IN ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC. V. GOLDSMITH.   On May 18th, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith case, ruling that the purpose and character of the Andy Warhol Foundation’s (“AWF”)…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 12 May 2023

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    VIOLATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT: AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY.   The Court of Milan has ruled in favour of the possibility, for the parties, to obtain as a precautionary measure a ruling that prevents the shareholder from conduct in conflict with the negotiating structure contained in the shareholders’ agreement entered into with the other shareholders, thus…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 28 April 2023

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    “CAPITAL COMPETITIVENESS” BILL, A SUMMARY OF NEW MEASURES IDENTIFIED BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.   On April 11, 2023, the Council of Ministers of the Italian government adopted the draft law aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the Italian capital market, which provides for (i): measures to simplify and rationalize the rules for companies to access…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 14 April 2023

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    CHATGPT: REFLECTIONS ON THE BLOCK IMPOSED ON ITALIAN USERS.   The precautionary measure adopted as a matter of urgency by the Italian Data Protection Authority has turned into a querelle between two factions: those who believe that this is intended to block innovation and technology and those who argue that the protection of people’s rights…

  • LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 24 March 2023

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    THE (UN)HAPPY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIAE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS: THE META CASE.   Meta and SIAE failed to reach an agreement to keep ensuring the free sharing of songs and copyrighted content managed by the Italian Body on social platforms owned by the Menlo Park giant, Instagram and Facebook. The after-effect is the blocking and muting…