Monthly News
The Responsibility of Railway Companies for the Slowdown of Services: A Decisive Ruling
- Friday 27 October 2023
- Corte di Cassazione, Responsabilità & Risarcimento, Risarcimento del danno
- Italia
The Italian Supreme Court drew attention to the responsibility of the national railway company (Trenitalia s.p.a) in the event of prolonged delays and interruptions to railway traffic. This case, involving a passenger stranded on a train for 24 hours due to adverse weather conditions, ...
The Whistleblowing Revolution: New Legal Perspectives
- Monday 23 October 2023
- Novità normative, Settore privato, Settore pubblico, Whistleblower, Whistleblowing
- Italia
Whistleblowing has emerged as a tool for exposing illegal or unethical behavior in work organizations. The growing relevance of behaviors of this kind has led to a necessary regulatory development and to a deeper reflection on the need for specific tools prepared for this purpose, in a just and ...
The referral to the United Sections of the Italian Supreme Court of so-called "French amortisation”
- Friday 13 October 2023
- Ammortamento alla francese, Contratti bancari, Corte di Cassazione, Mutuo, Sezioni Unite, TAN
- Italia
Introduction There may be news in the lending industry, specifically on the French amortization method, the most common criterion used by banks to calculate repayment plans from mortgages. In this method, each periodic installment consists of a portion of interest on the outstanding ...