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RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: CASSATION AND COURT OF JUSTICE
The right to be forgotten is the result of the lengthy evolution of case law and is now expressly regulated by Regulation (EU) No 679/2016 (the so-called GDPR) under article 17, which provides for the right of the data subject to obtain the erasure of personal data...
Public procurement under the Meloni government: the reform
The Council of Ministers has approved decree reforming the Public Procurement Code. At present, the text has been approved in preliminary examination and the process will entail several steps before it is finally endorsed and published in the Official Gazette. Public...
THE CARTABIA REFORM OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS: FOCUS ON THE “OFFICE FOR PROCEEDINGS”
Author: Dr Eleonora Ebau, Research Fellow at the Department of Law, UniTo. Definition and legal framework of the Office for Proceedings The Office for Proceedings (OP) is an organisational structure (provided for in Art. 16-octies of Decree Law 179/2012), instituted...
FTX collapse: a tornado in the cryptocurrency world
With the bankruptcy of FTX – one of the most important trading platforms – the cryptocurrency sector is experiencing a major shake-up, as one of the main pillars on which the world of online currencies rested is crumbling. An event that risks triggering a tragic...
Italian local authority derivatives: substantive and procedural aspects
Author: Dr. Eleonora Ebau, Research Fellow at the Department of Law, UniTo. Not infrequently, Italian councils and other local authorities have entered into financial derivative contracts with foreign banks, something which has given rise to heated debate both...
The statute of limitations on liability actions pursued by legitimate stakeholders against corporate bodies
Author: Dr. Francesca Bichiri, Research Fellow at the Department of Law, Unito The discussion on the subject of limitation in company law must necessarily begin with an analysis of Article 2949 of the Italian Civil Code, which provides for a short period of five years...