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Worsen defamation through Facebook wall.
- Wednesday 15 February 2017
- Comunicazioni ed editoria, Diritto Penale
- Italia
The Supreme Court, with judg no. 50/2017, ruled once again that the use of "facebookcwall" to send defamatory messages can integrate the cryme of aggravated defamation ex Art. 595 c. 3 penal code. The use of a means of advertising represents an aggravating factor and ...
Means of service in the Facebook era: overseas judges’ first positive responses
- Friday 10 February 2017
- Contenzioso arbitrale e giudiziario, Diritto Civile
- Europa, Italia
While in Italy lawyers and judges are still learning to live together with Telematics Civil Procedure and the discipline for administrative procedure has just entered into force, in other continents the attention has already moved to the next step, by deeming valid the use of social networks &...
Non-payment of lawyer's fees and fraudulent insolvency.
- Wednesday 08 February 2017
- Diritto Fallimentare, Diritto Penale
- Italia
A recent ruling of the Court of Fermo stated the correlation between fraudulent insolvency ex art. 641 C.P. and failure to pay the lawyer's fees. To detect fraudulent insolvency, three elements must exist: the conscious assumption of the obligation, insolvency and dissimulation of ...
The new online declaration of succession
- Friday 03 February 2017
- Diritto Civile
- Italia
Agenzia delle Entrate (the Italian Revenue agency), with the provision of December 27th 2016, has approved the online procedure for declaration of succession. From January 23rd 2017, the declaration of succession, regarding the successions opened after October 3rd 2006, will be ...
Is the redistribution of employees lawful?
- Wednesday 01 February 2017
- Italia
The Supreme Court, with judgment no. 19185/16, held that it is completely lawful for an employer the dismissal (for just cause) of an employee and the redistribution of his job among the other workers, for a better company efficiency. However, it's noteworthy that the new ...