01.06.2022

Brief notes on Efficient User Systems (SEU), energy services contracts and benefits related to the implementation of photovoltaic systems and other renewable sources

Seu and self-consuption The definition of Efficient User System (or SEU) is laid down by Article 2(1)(t) of Legislative Decree No. 115/08, whereby SEU is a «system with an electricity production plant…

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16.05.2022

Energy crisis and increase in commodity costs: regulatory and conventional remedies to unequal contingencies in commercial contracts

[IMPORTANT NOTE: This document is updated as at 22 April 2022; since the state of the crisis and the related consequences are constantly evolving, the contents of this memorandum may be subject to further…

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12.05.2022

The validity of a Russian Roulette clause in shareholders' agreements

Introduction The admissibility in our legal system, and the scope, of a “Russian Roulette” clause have been the focus of debate in the most recent legal literature and case law. This paper intends…

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04.05.2022

Cybersecurity in Italy

Threats and actors in the field Knowing the threats to cybersecurity. Preventing attacks and incidents. Taking action. A guide for businesses in five contributions on Italian cybersecurity legislation.…

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27.04.2022

The NIS Directive and the obligations of essential services operators and digital services providers

This fourth contribution on Italian cybersecurity legislation deals with the obligations imposed by the NIS Directive on security of network and information systems upon essential services operators and…

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10.03.2022

Ukraine Crisis: how “SWIFT sanctions” impact commercial agreements governed by Italian law

[IMPORTANT NOTE: this document is updated as at 10 March 2022; since the current conflict - which began with the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian army between 23 and 24 February 2022 - and…

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18.01.2022

Virtual meetings of corporate bodies (also after the Covid emergency): maxim No. 200/2021 of the Board of Notaries of Milan

INTRODUCTION In order to deal with the state of emergency related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus (extended, as of today, until 31 March 2022), Italian lawmakers have adopted a series of rules…

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15.07.2021

Pharmaceutical companies at the test of telemedicine

Reducing the distances imposed by the measures for containment of contagion in order to regularly provide patients with healthcare services: this is the reason for the growing interest of the world of…

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25.05.2021

Happy Birthday, GDPR!

Regulation (EU) 2016/679, also called “General Data Protection Regulation” (the “GDPR”), turns three. The GDPR indeed came into force on 25 May 2018, becoming the global benchmark for personal data…

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25.03.2021

The draft new Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal data to non-EU countries between (little) applause and (much) criticism

The draft new standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission As is known, on 12 November 2020 the European Commission published the draft new standard contractual clauses…

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08.02.2021

Amazon, Google, but not only them. 2021 Budget Law obligations for providers of online brokerage services and search engines

Amazon, Google, but not only them. The increasingly frequent use by businesses of digital service providers (given the advantages – in terms of expanding business opportunities – that they can achieve)…

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12.01.2021

Pre-retirement and expansion agreement

The purpose of this brief note is to summarise and analyse the measures introduced by Law No. 178 of 30 December 2020 (the “2021 Budget Law”) on expansion and pre-retirement agreements. The new…

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