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THE LIMITS OF THE OCCURRED USURY: ITALIAN SUPREME COURT DECISION N. 24675/2017
- Friday 08 December 2017
- Contratti, Diritto Civile, Diritto Commerciale e Contratti, Diritto Penale, Novità legislative
- Italia
In the opinion of the Unified Section (Sezioni Unite), if the clause on the interest rate was agreed on before the coming into force of Law N 108 of 1996, the fact that, that rate occur to be higher than the usury treshold during the effectiveness of the contract, does not make that clause null ...
Italian Supreme Court decision 4415/2017 further defined the responsibilities of the estate broker
- Friday 24 February 2017
- Contenzioso arbitrale e giudiziario, Contratti, Real Estate
- Italia
The Supreme Court, with decision filed on 02.21.2017, ruled about the responsibility, under article 1759 Civil Code, of the professional mediator, in this case instructed to conclude the sale of a property, limiting it to "cases in which the mediator has concealed information and ...
Supreme italian Court Corte di Cassazione Judgment N. 4825/16
- Thursday 21 July 2016
- Contratti, Novità legislative
- Italia
Supreme italian Court Corte di Cassazione Judgment N. 4825/16: alea is an essential component of the annuity contract. The Supreme Court, with Judg. n. 4825/2016, confirms what is determined by the italian Civil Code (art. 1872): in absence of alea, the annuity contract is null. In the ...
Judgement n. 13216/2016 foreclosure of a property, you can't collect the rents.
- Thursday 30 June 2016
- Contratti, Diritto Amministrativo, Novità legislative
- Italia
The owner of a foreclosured property can not rent it. With judgement n. 13216/2016, june 27, 2016, the Italian Corte di Cassazione stated that the tenant can continue living in the house, because only the keeper (custode) or the enforcement court may remove him. Moreover, only the ...
SHARING ECONOMY DRAFT LAW: TAX FLAT RATE AND MORE CONTROL
- Thursday 03 March 2016
- Contratti, Diritto Commerciale e Contratti, Novità legislative, Start up
- Italia, Startup
In the last years, the Sharing Economy has rapidly spread in Italy, through the creation of digital platforms. Now, users can share accommodation, trips and dinners in their own homes too. The draft law, presented to the Chamber of Deputies on March 2nd, has the purpose to make this new ...