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Cross border succession: Italian or English wills The impact of Brussels IV after 17 August 2015 Do you own a property in Italy? Are you indecisive as to whether you should or should not have an Italian will? Are you Read all »

  WHO CAN MAKE IT? An heir or a professional appointed with a power of attorney (see below).   WHERE? To Agenzia delle entrate tax office (where the deceased had the last domicile or if foreign to the office of Read all »

WHO CAN MAKE AN ITALIAN WILL  A person who is at least 18 years old the legal owner of the remaining assets of sound mind (capace di intendere e di volere). In the event of a dispute over the mental Read all »

The Italian legal system, based upon the Civil Law, is characterised by a very high number of laws and a significant variety of grounds for appeal. It is important to stress that legal proceedings, both civil and criminal, generally last Read all »

Tax benefits, such as in the case of a persons ‘first residential property’. In order to simplify and encourage the purchase of a person’s first residential property, the Italian law decreases the taxes liable for those who make such a Read all »

By Avvocato Carlo Bottino  Definition The contract of mooring (contratto di ormeggio) is an italian atypical contract; the contract rules can space from the simple using the port structures for the landing, to the disbursement of launchings other services (as Read all »

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