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14 July 2026

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Intellectual Property, Copyright, Copyright Databases in Europe, Copyright View Project

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In Europe, there are various national registers, archives, and sector-specific platforms for music, film, and formats; however, they do not communicate with one another. Anyone seeking information about a work—for instance, to determine whom to contact for usage authorization and under what conditions—often encounters incomplete or hard-to-verify answers. This is a tangible problem stemming from the very nature of copyright law: unlike patents, trademarks, and designs, copyright does not require filing or registration to exist; rather, it arises upon the work's creation and is governed by the national laws of individual Member States. The issue has become even more pressing with the...

14 July 2026

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Corporate Law, Administrative Liability of Entities, Legislative Decree no. 231 of June 8, 2001, Reform Proposal, Observations and Proposals

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This paper examines the reform proposal regarding the administrative liability of entities under Legislative Decree no. 231 of June 8, 2001—drafted by a commission of experts appointed by the Ministry of Justice—by analyzing its key innovations and the resulting practical application issues. This reform has been long awaited, as it addresses a subject matter that has undergone significant evolution over the years, both in corporate practice and in judicial interpretation. It impacts central aspects of corporate organization and liability, as well as issues of systemic importance for the legal system as a whole. For these reasons, it represents a significant step forward...

08 June 2026

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Administrative, Public Contracts, Direct Award, Damages for Loss of Opportunity, Council of State, Fifth Section, Ruling No. 4099 of May 21, 2026

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On damages for loss of opportunity in the event of an unlawful recourse to direct award during compliance proceedings Public contracts and public administration obligations – Direct award – Unlawfulness – Action for damages – Compliance During compliance proceedings, damages for failure to award a contract resulting from an unlawful direct award must be calculated in accordance with the criteria established during the preliminary hearing, in the judgment of conviction, and in accordance with the criteria pursuant to art. 34, paragraph 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and therefore taking into account on the one hand the entire consideration paid by...

08 June 2026

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Obligations, Joint and Several Obligations, Relationships between Legal Subrogation and Recourse, Structural and Functional Differences, Supreme Court of Cassation, Third Section, Judgment No. 16835 of May 29, 2026

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Summary of the Outcome The Third Civil Section, regarding the question of whether, in the context of a subjectively complex obligation ex latere debitoris, characterized by the requirement of joint and several liability, in the event of performance by one of the joint debtors, the limitation period for the action brought by him to recover, from the others, amounts exceeding his share runs from the moment he makes the payment or from the moment (possibly later) in which the judgment against him becomes final, pursuant to the extension to the other debtors of the permanent interruptive effect achieved by the claim...

20 May 2026

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Enterprises, Blue Economy, Value 11.3% of GDP

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The Blue Economy is growing four times faster than the rest of the Italian economy and is worth 11.3% of GDP. However, the need for skills risks hindering the development of the supply chain. The Maritime Economy remains one of the country's main industrial platforms, with a total value of over €216 billion and employment growth four times faster than the rest of the Italian economy. This significant boost, however, clashes with an estimated need for approximately 175,000 workers in the coming years. This is what emerges from the Confindustria–BCG report, which depicts a transversal supply chain – from shipbuilding to logistics, from...

20 May 2026

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Administrative, Contracts and Obligations of the Public Administration, Investigative assistance, State Council, Section V, Judgment of 23 February 2026 no. 1438

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On the procurement of supplementary investigative assistance by the contracting authority aimed at obtaining the DGUE Public Administration Contracts and Obligations – Investigative Assistance – Purpose In the context of public procurement procedures, the investigative assistance – a tool of loyal cooperation whereby the contracting authority requests the bidder, in the presence of formal deficiencies and without prejudice to the non-modifiability of its offer, to rectify, supplement, or clarify the documentation submitted in the tender – constitutes an expression of overriding European principles, such as protection of competition, maximum participation, and proportionality. It aims to prevent any purely extrinsic irregularities or breaches...

11 April 2026

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Enterprises and Public Administration, NRRP, Final Phase of the Plan, NRRP Methodology, Continuity Strategy, Hearing before the Fifth Committee on Budget, Treasury, and Planning of the Chamber of Deputies

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Bill "Conversion into Law of Decree-Law No. 19 of February 19, 2026" The Director General of Assonime and the Director of the Economic Studies and Analysis Area spoke at a hearing before the Fifth Committee on Budget, Treasury, and Planning of the Chamber of Deputies as part of the examination of the Bill "Conversion into Law of Decree-Law No. 19 of February 19, 2026, containing further urgent provisions for the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and on cohesion policies" (A.C. 2807). The decree intervenes in the final phase of the Plan, with measures aimed at ensuring the completion...

11 April 2026

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Administrative, Covid-19 Pandemic, Inadequate Management and Organization of the National Health Service, Claim for Compensation, Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Administrative Judge, Supreme Court of Cassation, United Civil Sections, Order No. 1952 of January 29, 2026

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Covid-19 Pandemic - Inadequate Management and Organization of the National Health System - Claim for Compensation by Family Members of "COVID Victims" Against the Public Administration - Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Administrative Court Pursuant to Art. 133, Paragraph 1, Letter c, of Legislative Decree No. 104 of 2010 - Existence - Basis. Summary The Joint Civil Sections, ruling in the Rules of Jurisdiction, have established that the following matters fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the administrative court, pursuant to Art. 133, Paragraph 1, Letter c, of Legislative Decree No. 104 of 2010, the dispute brought by the families of "COVID victims"...

09 March 2026

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Administrative, Budget and public accounting, Budget of troubled local authorities, Constitutional Court, Judgment No. 17 of February 19, 2026

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Contested provisions: Articles 259, c. 1st, 261, c. 4th, and 262, c. 1°, of the legislative decree 18/08/2000, n. 267. In the judgment of constitutional legitimacy of the articles. 259, paragraph 1, 261, paragraph 4, and 262, paragraph 1, of the legislative decree of 18 August 2000, n. 267 (Consolidated law on the organization of local authorities), promoted by the Regional Administrative Court for Campania, first section, with order of 10 April 2025, registered at no. 87 of the 2025 ordinance register and published in the Official Journal of the Republic no. 21, first special series, of the year 2025. unfounded -...

09 March 2026

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Administrative, Social Security, Public employment, End-of-service indemnities, Constitutional Court, Ordinance no. 25 of 05 March 2026

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Passim Social security - Public employment - End-of-service benefits, however named, due in cases of termination of service due to reaching age limits - Payment expected after twelve months from the termination of the employment relationship - Recognition of the benefit according to an installment mechanism, differently structured based on the overall amount of the benefit. In judgments on the constitutional legitimacy of the art. 3, paragraph 2, of the legislative decree of 28 March 1997, n. 79 (Urgent measures for the rebalancing of public finances), converted, with amendments, into law 28 May 1997, n. 140, and art. 12, paragraph 7, of...