Tag: 76 – LATEST NEWS & INSIGHTS 15 March 2024
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CONSUMER CODE AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCT DAMAGE: IF THE PLAINTIFF IS A CORPORATION WHAT RULES APPLY?
The Court of Appeal of Milan, in a very recent ruling on the subject of product liability, reiterated the principle according to which the Consumer Code does not apply if the person invoking consumer protection has suffered the damage in the exercise of an economic activity. In Judgment No. 576 published on February the 27th…
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DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY’S RECORD SANCTION AGAINST ENEL ENERGIA FOR SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING.
By Order dated February 8, 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a sanction against Enel Energia amounting to 79 million euros for serious deficiencies in personal data processing, making it the highest sanction ever imposed. The Italian Data Protection Authority has sanctioned Enel Energia S.p.A. for serious deficiencies in personal data processing with an…
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WHO IS LIABLE IF THE EVENT STIPULATED AS A CONDITION DOES NOT OCCUR?
Very often, preliminary contracts of sale and purchase are subject to a condition precedent: that is, the obligation to conclude the final contract will arise only if a certain event, stipulated in that specific clause, occurs. The event deduced as a condition may depend on a third party, or on only one of the parties…
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ITALIAN MINISTERIAL CLARIFICATIONS ON THE NEW EXEMPTION REGIME APPLICABLE TO PROFITS PAID TO QUALIFIED INVESTMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED IN THE EU AND EEA.
In the question time of the Finance Commission, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance with answer no. 5-02060 of February 27, 2024 has clarified that the new exemption regime applicable to dividends paid to UCITS, and alternative investment funds established in the European Union (EU) or in the European Economic Area (EEA), with a…