Free access to the income of the other spouse
By DOTT. VIVIANA RAMON | 03.03.2021
The spouse claiming maintenance in
separation proceedings has free access to the tax register to view the income
and...
Separations and divorce at a distance
By DOTT. VIVIANA RAMON | 01.03.2021
In the package of
measures of the "Decreto ristori" (D.L.n.127 /2020, 28.10.2020), the
government has transposed into...
German inheritance tax: sanctions for non-residents to be reconsidered by the ECJ
By DR. ANDRÉ CASTELLI | 01.03.2021
Inheritance tax is a
non-harmonised tax at European level, excluded from the scope of the European
Inheritance Regulation...
Brexit: New representatives required for Trademarks and Designs before EUIPO and national Intellectual Property Offices
By DR. ANGELA BONACINA | 26.02.2021
Are you the owner of
a trademark or design right?
50% discount on fees for EU trade marks and designs until September 2021
By RA BRUNO BAUER | 26.02.2021
The European
Intellectual Property Office EUIPO offers an up to 1,500 EUR voucher for small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for consultancy on and...
Third party claims arising from the attorney contract
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 12.02.2021
A legally interesting and
practically very relevant question is whether third parties can assert claims
against the...
Invented clients
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 08.02.2021
In the major NSU trial,
in which the Munich Regional Court solved the murders of the neo-Nazi gang, a
joint plaintiff...
80,000 euros for file inspection alone
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 05.02.2021
The right to an effective defence in Italy can
become a costly affair that not everyone can afford. In a maxi-trial against
the...
Italy: Revolt of the trainee lawyers
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 05.02.2021
Italy does not know the training to become a
one-size-fits-all lawyer; those who successfully passed the university exam...
Purchase of a plot of land in Germany only before a German notary public
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 02.02.2021
A property located in
Germany can only be effectively recorded in the presence of the parties to the
purchase before...
Moribus deficiunt: Italian Rosè from Spain
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 01.02.2021
It is possible that the true wine lover would
wish a headache for days on any consumer who actually buys a wine under...
Germany makes VAT refunds more difficult - and is condemned by the ECJ
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 27.01.2021
In its decision of 18.11.2020
(C-371/19), the ECJ has condemned the Federal Republic of Germany to handle VAT
refund applications from businesses in other member states...
No "perdono" for Tiziano Ferro
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 26.01.2021
The Client Letter has repeatedly reported on the
"Scudo fiscale", the protective shield against tax evasion, which
opens up when an Italian taxpayer brings his assets from abroad back to Italy
or...
Disposable gloves and writs of action as a basis for assessment
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 25.01.2021
The Italian daily newspaper
"Sole 24 Ore" reported in its issue of 21.09.2020 on decisions of the
Italian Court of Cassation concerning the admissibility of assumptions...
Italy: No corporate criminal law for one-man companies
By DR. RODOLFO DOLCE | 25.01.2021
One of the main
differences in company law between the two countries is the corporate criminal
law that does not yet...
