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Criminal law

15/08/2026The "Punitive System" in Companies and Workplace Violence13/08/2026Liguria Corruption Investigation: The Toti Case12/08/2026Annulment of the Ex-Ilva Verdict: Jurisdiction Issues and Judicial Impartiality10/08/2026Appealability of dismissal for particular triviality of the act07/08/2026Smartphone Data Seizure: The Prosecutor Is Not an "Independent Authority"07/08/2026Medical Liability: Overcoming the Principle of Reliance in Team Activities03/08/2026The plea bargain of Giovanni Toti and the replacement of the sentence with community service30/07/2026The Delmastro Case: Parliamentary Immunity and the Functional Link between Office Secrecy and Political Activity29/07/2026Home Detention Reform: Rehabilitation for Inmates with Drug Addiction29/07/2026The Cappellari Case: Between Staged Crimes and Calumny28/07/2026Santa Maria Capua Vetere Trial: Interpreting the Crime of Torture28/07/2026Cybersecurity and Trojans: New Limits on the Use of Remote Surveillance Tools20/07/2026Stellantis Case: Conclusion of Investigations for Aggravated Fraud Against the State15/07/2026The Hidden Garden Investigation and the Boundary Between Renovation and New Construction14/07/2026Judicial Administration and Control: The Casinò de la Vallée Case09/07/2026United Sections: Criminal Appeal Settlement and Supreme Court Appeals16/06/2026PNRR Corruption Investigation: New Developments and Corporate Liability11/06/2026The Case of AI Hallucinations in the Court of Cassation01/06/2026The Occhi aperti Report by Libera and Corruption 2.0: New Forms of Illicit Exchange29/05/2026Ambiente Svenduto Judgment: Annulment and Referral to Potenza14/05/2026The "Weekend Snipers" investigation: universal jurisdiction and imprescriptible crimes

Administrative law

14/08/2026The Partial Unconstitutionality of Differentiated Autonomy: Constitutional Limits08/08/2026AI Regulation and Biometrics: The Legislative Path Between Security and Privacy06/08/2026Court of Auditors Reform: Between the Liability Shield and Centralization of Prosecutors04/08/2026The New Speed Camera Decree and the Homologation Issue22/07/2026Beach Concessions Case: Plenary Assembly on Title Expiration15/07/2026Legitimacy and nature of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Foundation: between private law and public control07/07/2026Landscape Protection in South Tyrol: The Constitutional Court to Decide02/07/2026Technical Discretion in Public Tenders: The Limits of Judicial Review15/06/2026Justice Recruitment Mega-Appeal: The Verdict on Algorithm Use15/06/2026Data Protection Authority Sanction Against Public Administration: The Case of the CIE Agenda Portal Vulnerability11/06/2026AGCOM and Media Trials: Reconstituting the Committee for TV and Social Media09/06/2026Tightening of Iure Sanguinis: New Frontiers for Italian Citizenship18/05/2026Council of State: Final Stop to Beach Concession Extensions14/05/2026The Primacy of EU Competition Law in Public Tenders14/05/2026Limits on the processing of biometric data for commercial and employment purposes12/05/2026Legislative Shielding of Public Works: Commissioner Powers and Legality Profiles

Employment law

15/08/2026The burden of proof in overtime work: the strictness of the Supreme Court11/08/2026Algorithmic dismissal and the right to explanation: nullity for software opacity11/08/2026Algorithmic discrimination and ranking: the right to compensation for loss of chance08/08/2026Algorithmic transparency in labor: new obligations from the AI Act to the Transparency Decree06/08/2026Rider and Algorithm Rulings: The Line Between Independent Work and Subordination in the Digital Era05/08/2026Recognition of the right to disconnect in agile work02/08/2026Employee monitoring via GPS and disciplinary limits14/05/2026De facto power and dismissal for criminal infiltration: the case explained06/05/2026Forfeiture of Action and Relevance of the Appeal Filing Date

Civil law

13/08/2026ABI Guarantees and the Burden of Proof: The Supreme Court Turning Point09/08/2026State Liability for the Moby Prince Disaster: Limitation Periods and Causal Link29/07/2026Press Freedom vs. Right to be Forgotten: The Privacy Authority's New Frontiers24/07/2026Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence: The Dynamic Pricing Case26/06/2026Damage from Lack of Informed Consent: Burden of Proof and Self-Determination Rights27/05/2026Civil liability of platforms for AI-generated content06/05/2026The Autonomy of Damages Actions in Sales Contracts: 2024 Developments06/05/2026The organizational liability of the clinic and the limits of recourse against the physician05/05/2026Consumer-Guarantor Protection and Bank Forfeiture under Art. 1957 of the Civil Code

Business law

09/08/2026The Business Judgment Rule in S.r.l. companies: when directors' choices are unreviewable06/08/2026Amazon vs AGCM: Final Confirmation of the Record Fine for Abuse of Dominant Position01/08/2026Visibilia Case: Between Disputed Balance Sheets and Parliamentary Immunity16/07/2026Acciaierie d'Italia Crisis: Pre-judgment Seizure for Environmental Damage10/07/2026Relative Priority Rule in Composition with Creditors: the Cassation Turning Point30/06/2026Copyright and AI Training: Current Trends in Content Protection for 202519/06/2026The Multi-Utility Case: Between Valuation Errors and Accounting Fraud

Tax law

14/08/2026Limits on passport revocation for tax debts: balancing tax claims and freedom of movement10/06/2026Bare ownership and First Home benefits: the line between title and possession08/06/2026Tax Barriers to Justice: The Legitimacy of Court Fees

Legal profession

30/07/2026Data Protection Authority Sanction Against the Bar Association: The Right to Be Forgotten Prevails Over the Register15/07/2026The Legal Value of PEC in Electronic Filing: Proof of Delivery