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Recently increasing attention has focused on the importance of gender diversity in relation to women’s legibility in the work places. In this respect, Italian legislator has made a step forward by issuing a law on diverse composition of companies’ management. This spring 2013 more than 70 listed Italian companies will renew their board composition and… continua
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Italian statutory provisions on non-competition covenants Case study Supreme Court decision Conclusion Italian statutory provisions on non-competition covenants If an employer wishes to extend protection against competitive conduct even after the termination of an employment relationship, it must provide an ad hoc non-competition covenant within the employment contract or in a separate stand-alone document. Pursuant… continua
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On March 9 the Italian Government approved a Law Decree setting forth for the first time a broad set of governmental intervention and veto powers in certain strategic sectors: defense; energy; transportation; communications. This new set of rules will have a significant impact on companies operating in such sectors. In particular, the new rules include… continua
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On March 3 2011 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Ján Mazák issued a non-binding opinion on Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l’Autorité de la Concurrence and Ministre de l’Économie, de l’Industrie et de l’Emploi (Case C-439/09). In it, Mazák argues that selective distribution agreements which impose a general and absolute… continua