The bankruptcy statistics for this year 2021 indicate what many experts in bankruptcy law already predicted: The avalanche of bankruptcy proceedings is a reality. However, the statistics are highly distorted by the bankruptcy moratorium that was declared by Royal Decree-Law

During the first pandemic wave, the Italian government, intervened to guarantee liquidity to businesses and self-employed workers in the form of loans guaranteed -in various ways- by the state.

The coronavirus has (had) a major impact on our economies. Especially the entertainment business (e.g., bars, clubs, theatres) and its suppliers are hit hard. A traditional bankruptcy was the well-known answer, but there is a new hope for companies with fruitful activities.

If the idea of working from home was a utopia for many workers, 2020 has made this a reality. And, what at the beginning of the year seemed temporary, now seems to become more recurrent and, for many, even definitive.

However, working from home is not as good as so many imagined. It has advantages, but the lack of personal contact, routines, leaving the house or even the absence of controlled schedules, makes many suffer more for being at home than in traditional workplaces.

On 8 June 2016, the European Union adopted Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.