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15 May 2025

WH Partners Italy Wins Case At TAR Sicilia For Bird Rides Italy

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We are a law firm with a strong focus on assisting businesses fuelling the digital economy and not only in the territories we operate in. We have offices in Malta, Italy, Romania, and we operate Czech, Polish and UAE desks, as well as having a worldwide network of correspondent firms. We have a well-established practice advising clients on (in no particular order) fintech, gaming & gambling, corporate, M&A, tax, dispute resolution, corporate finance, intellectual property, data privacy and personal data processing, consumer protection & advertising, real estate, employment & immigration matters, sports, technology & media, competition & state aid. Our firm and several of our lawyers are highly ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal.
With a team formed of partners Piergiorgio della Porta Rodiani and Maria Teresa Basile, associate Edoardo Pacetti and with the collaboration of Roberta D’Apolito, WH Partners Italy assisted Bird...
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With a team formed of partners Piergiorgio della Porta Rodiani and Maria Teresa Basile, associate Edoardo Pacetti and with the collaboration of Roberta D’Apolito, WH Partners Italy assisted Bird, a leading global operator in the industry of micro-electric mobility and electric-powered scooter sharing services, against the Municipality of Palermo, Link Your City Italia and Lime Technology.

The appeal challenged the illogicity of some selection criteria included in the tender notice and the consequent failure to verify the sustainability of other operators’ bids.

The Regional Administrative Court of Sicily-Palermo, in a ruling dated April 14, 2025, ruled in favour of Bird Rides and upheld in full the grounds of the appeal for the annulment of the final ranking list for the selection of three operators to be entrusted with the scooter sharing service in the Palermo area for the next five years.

[IT] WH Partners Italy vince al TAR Sicilia per Bird Rides Italy

Con un team formato dai partners Piergiorgio della Porta Rodiani e Maria Teresa Basile, l’associate Edoardo Pacetti e con la collaborazione dell’avv. Roberta D’Apolito, WH Partners Italy ha assistito Bird, primario operatore mondiale nel settore della micro-electric mobility e dei servizi di sharing di monopattini a propulsione elettrica, contro il Comune di Palermo, Link Your City Italia e Lime Technology.

Con il ricorso è stata contestata l’illogicità di alcuni criteri di selezione inseriti nell’avviso di gara e la conseguente mancata verifica della sostenibilità delle offerte di altri operatori.

Il TAR Sicilia-Palermo, con sentenza del 14 aprile 2025, si è pronunciato a favore di Bird Rides e accolto integralmente le ragioni del ricorso per l’annullamento della graduatoria definitiva per la selezione di tre operatori a cui affidare il servizio di sharing di monopattini nel territorio palermitano per i prossimi cinque anni.

Contributor

We are a law firm with a strong focus on assisting businesses fuelling the digital economy and not only in the territories we operate in. We have offices in Malta, Italy, Romania, and we operate Czech, Polish and UAE desks, as well as having a worldwide network of correspondent firms. We have a well-established practice advising clients on (in no particular order) fintech, gaming & gambling, corporate, M&A, tax, dispute resolution, corporate finance, intellectual property, data privacy and personal data processing, consumer protection & advertising, real estate, employment & immigration matters, sports, technology & media, competition & state aid. Our firm and several of our lawyers are highly ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal.

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