I previously reported that Italian videolottery operators had been offered with the option to settle the massive fines issued against them through the payment of 20% of their value. The term for the payment expired and it appears that only some of them can now relax on the beach...

Banking digitalization with reference to the relationship between retail banks and customers is a must in an economy where according to estimates the usage of tablets has increased by 70% in the last year and physical contacts between bank branches and customers have reduced by 20% in the last decade. And such technological development is now supported by the appropriate regulatory environment that however at least in Italy requires to comply with quite stringent requirements. 

As part of the series of posts on the most relevant legal matters affecting the fashion industry, we discussed about wearable technologies and privacy while here is a post from my colleague Stefania Baldazzi on legal issues affecting franchising in Italy being franchising agreements one the most common contractual arrangements used in the fashion sector. In particular, we will review the issues that a foreign franchisor needs to consider before entering into the Italian market.