Commentaries

The judgment analyzes the case of a ferry in which a fire broke out at sea, destroying the whole cargo.

Various pieces of legislation and also rulings of the Directorate General of Taxes clarify the effects of the use by the owner of the boat for private purposes.

Passengers will be able to access a faster and free alternative to resolve possible disputes with airlines.

The new regulation treats it as a social right and introduces important new features ranging from the creation of a kind of sandbox for the development of mobility projects to the amendment of the Workers’ Statute to promote sustainable work-related travel.

Drivers are forbidden to engage in loading and unloading of goods and a carriage charge review clause is introduced due to variation in fuel prices.

This is established by a recent reform introduced in the new regulation of the protection of consumers and users from situations of social and economic vulnerability.

Several courts have pronounced on the special pricing rule for transfers of unlisted shares and in particular on how to apply the rule to transfers of shares in dormant or newly created companies. They have also pronounced on the burden of proof in relation to market value and on whether a limited review is a valid procedure for examining these transactions.

The European Court has issued a sentence of special relevance for the operation and effectiveness of the “pre-pack” insolvency procedures. Specifically, it clarifies the requirements that must be met to respect the rights of workers in the event of business transfers.

We analyze the main novelties of the international insolvency regulation introduced in the Insolvency Law Reform Bill. Although the final wording will be approved after its passage through parliament, the chapter on international insolvency is among those that received the fewest amendments and therefore is expected to see the fewest changes. We therefore predict that all or a large part of the comments made below will also be applicable to the wording of the Insolvency Law that will be approved at the end of the process.

The appeal court has issued a decision which constitutes a reminder to be careful in relation to practices that have been occurring in certain out-of-court auctions within liquidation proceedings. Particularly, it rejects the possibility that a commission fee is collected when the winning bidder is the secured creditor whose security interest levies the asset sold.