Chargeback is procedure enables you to obtain a refund of money paid using a debit or credit card in the event that the service or product that you bought was not acceptable due to poor quality or there was a failure to provide a service that was promised or [...]

Divorce is one of the biggest life decisions an individual has to deal with. The complications of unravelling every aspect of your life from where you live to dividing your assets and sometimes personal possessions can seem extremely challenging. If you feel that there is no other option then [...]

Each year a number of people in the UK with Italian heritage find that they have inherited a property in Italy from a relative that they hardly knew. The laws of succession in Italy have an element of “forced heirship” meaning that whether a person dies intestate (without a [...]

One of the most commonly neglected tasks is that of making a will, the vast majority of people mean to make a will and often do but others just don’t get round to it. Most people have a clear idea who they wish to be their beneficiaries and nobody [...]

Brexit has brought the question of dual citizenship and the benefits it confers into sharp focus for UK citizens, who wish to live, work or retire to Italy. Whilst residence, travel and work will to continue during the transition period which will follow Brexit; thereafter such activities for British [...]

In recent months there have been cases involving potential discrimination where separate protected characteristics (specific aspects of a person's identity that are protected from discrimination) clash and the courts have effectively to decide which protected characteristic supersedes the other characteristic and which assumes “second place”. Previously, such a situation [...]

Global mobility has resulted in far more people having real estate assets in more than one country, particularly across Europe. The dramatic changes on the way in Europe as a result of Brexit will inevitably touch on many aspects relating to individuals both in their business and personal lives. [...]

Now that Brexit is upon the UK in a matter of days many people are more focused on obtaining dual nationality status in a number of countries in Europe. Not all countries permit dual nationality, Spain for example, does not. Whereas Italy, one of the most enviable European countries [...]

Christmas is meant to be a time of goodwill to all men, a chance to enjoy a break with family and friends but all too often it becomes a time when old resentments rise up. In-law disputes and division of labour relating to the demanding “Christmas” tasks, not to [...]

The question of discrimination is in sharp focus at the moment and is an issue that HR professionals do not need to be told they must be ever alert to. Of all the issues in the workplace, discrimination can be one of the most damning for any business [...]