DLP Insights

On 7 October 2019, the European Council adopted the Directive on the “Protection of individuals who report breaches of EU law“ (known as whistleblowers), i.e. those within the territory of the European Union who report misconduct of which they have become aware in the workplace. Member States of the Union have two years from the ....

A Directive containing the EU’s new whistleblowing rules was adopted by the European Parliament on 16 April 2019 in Strasbourg, with 591 votes in favour, 29 against and 33 abstentions.   The rules in question ensure greater safeguards for people who blow the whistle (whistleblowers) on wrongdoings in the workplace, in areas like “public contracts”, ....

Some of the measures set forth in Legislative Decree no. 14 of 12 January 2019 and published in the Official Gazette on the following 14 February entered into force on 16 March 2019, implementing delegating law no. 155 of 19 October 2017, and laying down the new “Code of corporate crises and insolvency” (the “Code“). ....

The Italian Government with Legislative Decree No. 63/2018 (the “Decree“) implemented the EU Directive No. 2016/943 (the “Directive“) on the protection of the so-called “undisclosed know-how” and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.   The Directive   The Directive falls in an economic-production context such as the current one, continuously ....

Draft law no. 726 (the “DL”), which introduces significant changes to Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 (the “Decree”) governing administrative liability for legal persons, companies and associations, including those not recognized as a legal entity (“Entities” or individually the “Entity”), is currently being examined by the Justice Commission of the Italian Senate.   The administrative ....