Italy: Contracts and Commercial Law

On 8 July 2026, INAIL and the Italian Banking Association signed a protocol to facilitate investment in workplace health and safety. The agreement aims to help businesses access public funding for risk prevention, employee health protection, and technological innovation through enhanced collaboration with participating banks.

Italy's football system faces a critical juncture following three consecutive World Cup qualification failures, prompting a comprehensive draft bill that targets structural reforms across agent fees, transfer guarantees, and youth development. With the sector generating over one billion euros annually yet burdened by €5.5 billion in debt, the proposed legislation seeks to transform Italian football from a cost center into a competitive asset for future national teams.

FIFA's revised Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players introduce sweeping changes to international football governance, fundamentally reshaping how player contracts, transfers, and compensation disputes are handled. Following the landmark Diarra judgment by the CJEU, these reforms establish a more collaborative regulatory framework that balances contractual stability with enhanced player protections and mobility rights.

In un contesto economico sempre più rapido e globalizzato, in cui stanno emergendo strumenti giuridici volti ad accorciare le tempistiche delle operazioni e a garantire i rischi, la due diligence resta un'attività imprescindibile, ...

Negli ultimi anni, il mondo della proprietà intellettuale si è trovato sempre più spesso a confrontarsi con un tema delicato: l'uso commerciale di elementi culturali indigeni.

With order no. 15695 published on June 5, 2024, the Court of Cassation clarifies the qualifying elements of the purpose loan contract, thereby defining the characteristics of the institution.

Legislative Decree No. 26/2023 (available here, Italian only — "Decree") implementing Directive (EU) 2019/2161, known as the Omnibus Directive, for better enforcement and modernization of European Union...

The Foreign Exchange Market is is a decentralised global market for the exchange of currencies, giving the term Forex, and its further abbreviation, FX.

The Italian Supreme Court recently ruled on the applicability to the loan entered into for the acquisition of a business of the rules governing the contracts and debts of the business itself...