DLP Insights

Data has become the new oil and its role is likely to grow further as digital becomes more central to our lives. This has important implications for privacy, as Vittorio De Luca, founder of the law firm De Luca & Partners, points out. “the EU legislator has intervened significantly in this area over the last ....

Vittorio De Luca explains that compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is central to the firm’s initiatives and sustainability policies. He highlights that the range of companies seeking assistance on these issues is very varied with no sector taking prevalence. We are witnessing the start of changes in organisational culture, of traditional form ....

Who has the power to dismiss the employee in the case of an outsourcing contract? The issue, which at first glance may appear technical, has widespread application in Italy, where the use of outsourcing (or sub-contracting) is frequent. In particular, companies have to keep on top of both developments in the regulations as well as ....

“With the imminent conversion into law of the Italian Milleproroghe Decree, the extension of the deadline for entering into a fixed-term contract beyond 12 months, by agreement between the parties, is on its way. The extension granted by the decree will be from 30 April to 31 December 2024 and it will temporarily extend the ....

There is no end to new initiatives on the subject of whistleblowing. While the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree no. 24 of 10 March 2023 are already in force for companies with 250 employees or more, for companies employing 50 to 249 employees this has only been the case since 17 December 2023, requiring them ....