Cristina Poncibò

1.Introduction The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is unfortunately accompanied by the equally rapid one of unfair commercial practices in Italy. A worrying scenario, also for potential, serious effects on people’s health, on which the Italian Competition Authority (‘ICA’) continues to keep the (...)

Introduction The new Italian collective action regime was adopted by law 12 April 2019, no. 31, but – after a further postponement occurred at the end of 2019 – it is now set to come into force on 19 November 2020. In particular, the remedy will only be available for claims filed after such (...)

Italy’s competition authority (“ICA”) has fined 15 companies, including units of Sara Lee Corp., L’Oreal and Johnson & Johnson, more than € 81 M ($ 107 M) for an alleged long-running scheme to coordinate list prices sent to large retailers for cosmetic and health care products. The highest fine, (...)

On September 16, 2009 Sky Italia S.r.l. has filed a lawsuit under the Art. 700 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure with the Tribunal of Milan against RTI and Publitalia , both owned by the Mediaset Group, for the infringement of (a) the antitrust principles under Art. 82 of the European (...)

Since July 22, 2009 the Italian Competition Authority is investigating the sale of lucrative television rights to soccer matches in the country’s top league, Lega Calcio, because it suspects such rights have been packaged to benefit incumbent pay-TV operators and not viewers (Case n° A/418 of (...)

After a number of postponements, the Italian Law providing for a ‘group action’ (“azione di classe”) will enter into force, subject to integrations and/or amendments, on January 1, 2010. According to the Law passed by the Parliament on July 9, 2009, consumer associations, but also individual (...)