Legal Insights

Italian measures to protect women: what’s in place?

What women in Florence should know about domestic violence By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. On International Women’s Day (March 8), people around the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. But gender equality is still far from being reached and so many women, on a daily basis, seek

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Yes We Can!

Faster justice and better business in Italy By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. Recently proposed legislation might make it more appealing for international investors to do business in Italy. The more favorable opportunity is part of the decreto liberalizzazioni, the deregulation measures introduced by the current technical government led by Mario

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Pay What You Owe

Working in Italy? Pay your taxes! By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. Now that the sun is finally shining and spring has arrived, how sad and boring (you may think) it is to discuss taxes. But believe me, an incomplete tax declaration could make your summer and fall much drearier! Because

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So You Think You Can Drive

Driving in Italy, expat style By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. Some of my American friends who have now lived in Florence for over two years told me recently that they wanted to rent a car to travel across Italy and Europe during their holidays. Everybody dreams about getting into a

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Remembering Ashley Olsen one year later

By Avv. Michele Capecchi, LL.M. Today is the anniversary of the death of Ashley Olsen, who was brutally murdered in her Oltrarno flat in the early hours of January 8, 2016. On December 22, 2016, in less than one year, the Italian legal system, with all of its limits and imperfections, did

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