The Supreme Court, with its sentence n.10854/2019, has established when a judicial act is served on the company’s operative site is valid when such is different to that of the Headquarters.
In the event of a dispute, however, the notifying party bears the burden of proving that the place where the legal notice has been served is the actual place where the administrative and management activities are carried out.
The European Parliament and Council Directive 2019/1151 of 20 June 2019 introduced to corporate law important changes in the use of digital tools and processes. The Directive requires Member States to implement, by 1st August 2021, procedures enabling the entire process online for the registration of new companies and/or branches. The purpose of such implementations is to facilitate and to reduce administrative costs associated with the incorporation of companies and the registration of their branches, in particular for micro, small and medium-sized companies.
The Supreme Court, with its decision n. 8760 of 29th March 2019, stated that it is unlawful for a tenant to refuse to pay the entire amount of rent due, even if part of the premises stated in the contract are not accessible, especially when the tenant has been able to conduct its business activities.
During the session of July 1st 2019, the Italian Council of Ministers approved – as first scrutiny – the Legislative Decree concerning amendment and additions to the Legislative Decrees No. 90 and No. 92 of 2017, implementing the 4TH Anti money Laundering Directive 2015/849/EU as well as the 5th Anti Money Laundering Directive 2018/843/EU.
On June 29, 2019 the Law n. 58 about the conversion of the “Growth Decree” was published in the Official Journal. It contains urgent economic growth measures and the resolution of specific crisis situations with important innovations including, in terms of pensions, the so-called “5-year slide” in the context of the so called “Expansion Contract”: the possibility for “elderly” workers to retire 5 years earlier to encourage the hiring of new and “young” professionals.
On 14 May 2019, IVASS published its implementing clarifications concerning the reporting duties with regard to the information related to “close relationships” and “significant shareholdings” pursuant to Article 109 (4) of Private Insurance Code and, in particular, on its implementing Measure no. 84/2019.
On May 10 2019, Directive 2019/713 concerning the fight against fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment was published by the European Union (OJ) Official Journal replacing, thus, the Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA