You may need to handle affairs or sign documents in Italy while living overseas. If so, the best solution would be to entrust someone to act on your behalf: this option is called "power of attorney." Let's look at it in simple terms, how it works, and what's needed to obtain it. What is a Power of Attorney? A power of attorney (POA) is a document whereby one person (called the "principal") authorizes another person (called the "attorney") to carry out one or more affairs on t

Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters supports extension of effects of EU decisions as a means to grant them identical scope within the whole European judicial space. Complete fulfilment of such task, however, is hindered by residual margins of sovereignty. Notwithstanding growing convergence between Member States’ legal system

Should you consider to buy a property in Italy through a real estate Agent . Real estate agents are specialized operators and, as such, are required to behave with particular diligence, consistent with the qualification held, according to the provisions of art. 1176 of the Italian Civil Code. Thus, they are obliged to disclose to the parties the circumstances known to them and those that can be known, capable of affecting the success of their mediation. In the circumstance,

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has been demanded to resolve the conflict of interpretation regarding the identification of the party burdened of filing the mandatory mediation procedure under Article 5, paragraph 4, letter a) of Legislative Decree No. 28/2010, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 69/2013, converted by Law No. 98/2013, in the case of opposition to the order of injunction, given the lack of legislative rules clarifying the issue. The Supreme Council, ov

The Joint Sections of the Court of Cassation have issued the order n. 24608 of 2 October 2019, whereby they have ruled with respect to the judge's competence to decide on the care of minor children not habitually resident in Italy. The Court has ruled that, when an issue concerning the care of a minor usually resident in another country of the European Union has arisen in divorce proceedings before the Italian Court, the jurisdiction over such application lies, accordingly to

In Italy, a death certificate can be issued either by the Civil Registry Office of the Municipality of the deceased person's last residence, or the Municipality where the death occurred. It is an official document issued by a public officer.   The Apostille and the Hague Convention   The Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, simplifies the reciprocal recognition of official documents between signatory countries. Italy and Australia are both signatories to that Convention.   By