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Municipalities and liabilities

Exclusion of public administration liability pursuant to art. 2051 c.c. by chance.

Dependant’s pension

The former spouse who received the divorce allowance in a lump sum has no entitlement to the dependant’s pension.

Lack of request for maintenance allowance

The lack of request for maintenance allowance during the separation does not preclude its recognition for the purposes of the divorce proceedings.

Pedestrian damages

Liability for poor road maintenance causing damages to pedestrians.

Moral damage and existential damage

Moral damage and existential damage: both are compensable autonomously.

Doctor’s liability

Omitted cancer diagnosis: the Cassation reiterates the requirements for this to constitute doctor’s liability.

Custody of minor children

Ordinance no. 18222 of 5 July 2019, regarding the assignment of minor children.

Divorce allowance

Main new features of the divorce check reform.

Revocation of assignment of family home

Revocation of assignment of family home to the mother if the adult daughter moves abroad.

Legitimacy judgment in case of infidelity

The limits of the legitimacy judgment in the case of the wife’s infidelity: compensation for damages is not due to the husband.

The divorce allowance amount

The Court of Cassation has established that the judge must refer exclusively to the independence or economic self-sufficiency of the former spouse.

Brokerage: right to commission

Even the atypical mediator must register in the register of mediators in order to have the right to the commission if the object of the deal are real estate or companies.

Adoptions: right of the adoptee to know his/her origins

Adoptions: the Cassation establishes the right of the adoptee to know his own origins, respecting the fundamental rights of the person.

Co-ownership: the construction on common land by only one of the co-owners

The construction on common ground by only one of the co-owners becomes common property.

Medical and surgical professionals: cause of non-punishment

On the subject of medical negligence, the United Sections with sentence of December 21, 2017 resolved the contrast relating to the scope of application of the non-punishable offense.

Donations: transfer of financial instruments by way of a bank

Donations: the transfer of financial instruments to a bank effected in a spirit of generosity does not constitute an indirect donation, but a typical donation.