19/01/2011 According to EU case law, the sale of tester bottles of perfume may infringe trademark rights in certain circumstances.
14/07/2011 The Supreme Court has declared that in online defamation cases, the competent court is the court of the accused's place of residence.
01/03/2011 Pursuant to Section 2118 of the Civil Code, and except in certain cases (ie, in the event of termination for cause or during a probationary period), employers and employees are entitled to terminate a permanent employment agreement provided that they comply with the obligation to give the counterparty adequate notice.
31/08/2011 Groupe Lactalis's acquisition of 83.3% of Parmalat is the latest in a number of cross-border deals and attempted deals involving Italian and French businesses.
05/04/2011 In Decision 24361, which was issued on December 1 2010, the Labour Section of the Supreme Court stated that an employer may dismiss an employee for poor performance even if the employee in question has not committed a gross violation of his or her duty of diligence.