The European Union Justice Programme is funding a two year project in partnership with the Fondazione del Notariato Italiano and the Internatonal Association of Judges as well as the Notaries Chambers of Bulgaria and Hungary for the teaching of EU law. The project focuses specifically on the areas of family, succession and property law, in the English...
Read MoreNew Solicitor joins Oliver & Partners
We are very happy to welcome Aleksandra Broom to our team this month. Aleksandra is a practising Solicitor of England and Wales. She specialises in the fields of immigration and nationality law and family law. She has a wide range of previous experience in immigration and family law matters including advocacy in the UK courts and tribunals. She will be...
Read MoreBREXIT: What now for British citizens in Italy?
British citizens in Italy and the rest of Europe are concerned about their legal status and rights now the UK has voted to give up its EU membership. Many questions have been raised by British citizens in Italy, whether they are retired, working, or who own property or business interests here, for example: Will I lose my resident status and be asked to...
Read MoreEU Commission Recommendation: voting rights for expats
Brussels, 29 January 2014 NEWS UPDATE POSTED BY CHARLOTTE OLIVER: Disenfranchisement: Commission acts to defend voting rights of EU citizens abroad The European Commission has today issued guidance to EU-Member States which have rules in place leading to a loss of voting rights for citizens in national elections, simply...
Read MoreBritish expat right to vote
Harry Shindler -v- United Kingdom (Application no. 19840/09) The European Court of Human Rights has notified Oliver & Partners that a panel of five judges of the Grand Chamber decided on 9th September 2013 not to accept Harry Shindler’s request that his case be referred to the Grand Chamber. No reasons are given for this decision, but the...
Read MoreHarry Shindler at the European Commission
Harry Shindler, the British war veteran who is represented by Oliver & Partners in his case at the European Court of Human Rights, met Viviane Reding, the Vice-President of the European Commission on 5th September 2013 in Brussels with members of her cabinet and legal advisors. For details of the application to the ECHR (Shindler v United Kingdom no....
Read MoreNew reporting rules for paying guests
PROPERTY LAW UPDATE by Jenny També: Strict rules concerning those who host paying guests were introduced in italy in January 2013. Accommodation facilities, as well as private individuals hosting lodgers, are now required by law to communicate their guests’ details directly to the local questura. The main aim of this law (Decree of 7th...
Read MoreReferendum (European Union) Bill
The private member’s Bill to empower a referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should remain in the EU has reached the committee stage in the House of Commons and will next be reviewed in September 2013. If passed a Referendum could be held by...
Read MoreSHINDLER v UNITED KINGDOM ECHR
On 7 May 2013, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement on a complaint against the United Kingdom brought in 2009 by a British citizen living in Italy, who is represented by Charlotte Oliver. The Court found that the restriction imposed by the United Kingdom was not in violation of Article 3, protocol 1 of the ECHR. The case is now under...
Read MoreManuela Stefoni on Ballarò
On 9th April 2013 Manuela Stefoni, International Tax Consultant of Oliver & Partners, was interviewed for the Italian current affairs programme Ballaro’ in relation to cross-border investments and tax havens. READ PROFILE OF MANUELA STEFONI – TAX...
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