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Italy’s new tax strategy aimed at attracting wealthy foreigners will seriously dent the advantages offered by other countries. The new flat rate tax, unveiled in Italy’s 2017 budget in March, is set at the rate of €100,000 per annum...
Although a predominantly Catholic country, Spain is regarded as one of the most LGBT-friendly nations in the world. According to the results of a poll recently conducted by the Pew Research Centre , focusing on the perception of topics such as marital...
The well-documented case of Heather Ilott and her attempt to overturn her Mother’s will appears to have come to an end with the Supreme Court ruling that, whilst she may have be granted some money from her Mother’s estate, it is a far smaller sum...
The distressing events which played out on the beach in Sousse, Tunisia in 2015 were brought back into sharp focus in the UK with the conclusion of the seven-week inquest into the British deaths and coroner Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith’s decision in...
A landmark case in Spanish Supreme Court obliges the Spanish banks to return the money paid by the clients of property developers as deposits against properties that were to be built in the future. Law 57/1968 establishes that real estate...
Destatis (the German Federal Statistic Office), has reported that for the first time in history China has overtaken the United States of America to become Germany’s main trading partner. The reports have also shown a 4% increase in the volume of trade...
Each year there are 24,000 divorces heard in the courts in England and Wales which involve a foreign national. Divorce in England and Wales is often considered more favourable to women as it favours the weaker party in the divorce which is frequently the...
Despite the fluctuations in the markets across Europe in recent years, statistics suggest that there is an increase in investment in the Italian real estate market on the part of foreign investors. Italy has always had a powerful charm, enticing people...
During the course of 2016 there were approximately 144 mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of UK businesses by foreign companies and around 104 mergers and acquisitions by UK companies of foreign businesses. A merger or acquisition frequently provides...
There are fears in Brussels that the UK immigration system will be unable to define who has the right to stay and who must leave when Brexit finally bites. There is no means of tracking EU nationals when they enter or leave the UK. There is a very...
Following to a recent judgement of the British Courts, relating to a Sardinian citizen, residing and employed in London, who wished to participate in the most important religious festival of Sassari (Sardinia), questions have arose in relation to...
The rising level of investment scams poses a major threat to the financial security of many individuals. The speed with which the fraudsters operate and the methods they employ leaves little time for the target to question the proposition or recognise...
With the Legislative Decree 136/2016 which implements the “Enforcement” Directive (2014/67/UE) Italy strengthens the rights and protections afforded to workers posted between Member States and elsewhere relating to their terms of...
Competitor pay-per-click campaigns are where a company bids for the name of a rival in the hope that a customer or client who searches for a particular company will not notice when a similar company, rather than the company they selected, appears in the...
Theft of your Intellectual Property costs more than just Time and Money, it costs you the Credit for your Unique Idea. ZeniMax, parent company of ID Software creators of Doom and Quake games, have a partial win in their case against Oculus rift,...
Skiing is one of the most risky sports and yet the widest range of ages and skills choose to take their holiday in the alpine resorts, from children to mature adults populate the slopes from off-piste to nursery slopes. A skiing holiday abroad is one of the...
There can be few holiday experiences more upsetting than having your holiday ruined by illness. Many people look forward to a holiday of a lifetime, perhaps a luxury cruise or a trip to an exotic or far flung destination costing a consider able amount...
Before 27 April 1983, foreign women who married an Italian citizen were automatically granted Italian citizenship but the rules has since changed so that the spouse of an Italian citizen living outside of Italy can apply for Italian citizenship three years...
Building Amnesty and Amnesty applicable to Illegally Built Properties in Sardinia Sardinia is a region well known for its beautiful beaches, coves and crystal clear waters. For years, it has been a destination for major real estate investments by...
Non-resident beneficiaries of Spanish assets have the opportunity to apply for a tax refund. If you were a beneficiary of someone who left assets in Spain but you were not yourself a resident of Spain you may have paid a higher rate of inheritance tax...
