Recently, the Supreme Court has once again ruled on the issue of claims made clauses, with two rulings that seem to oppose each other. These are ruling No 8117 of April 23, 2020 and ruling No 8894 of May 13, 2020. ON THE VALIDITY OF THE CLAIMS MADE CLAUSES With ruling no. 8117 of April […]

In May 2019, the Italian National Union of Shipyards and Nautical Industries (“UCINA”), in the light of a new interpretation of the EU customs legislation, started discussions with the Italian Customs Agency regarding Commercial Yachts and YETs (Yachts Engaged in Trade) registered in a non-EU member state. UCINA requested the Italian tax authorities to clarify […]