I am the location head of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology department and the global co-head of the IoT and Gaming and Gambling groups at the world-leading law firm DLA Piper. IoT and artificial intelligence influencer and FinTech and blockchain expert, finding solutions to what's next for our client's success.
The 2022 budget law and the political status do not provide any additional tax or charge for the Italian gambling market, setting the basis for a positive new year with high expectations.
The changes introduced by new European consumer laws require significant amendments to terms and conditions and warranty terms on the sale of consumer goods, including digital goods and services, which will be effective as of January 1, 2022.
The new guidelines of the Italian data protection authority on cookies introduce onerous privacy-related obligations for any websiteย with effect from January 9, 2022.
The EDPB took an arguable position on a few aspects regarding data transfers covered by its draft guidelines on the interplay between Article 3 and Chapter V of GDPR.
A recent regulatory change allows the storage in Italy of employees' green pass certificates by employers with significant consequences in terms of privacy compliance.
The UK Supreme Court held in the Lloyd vs Google class action case that privacy damages need to be proven putting a strong limit to these potential claims.
The Lazio Court upheld the position of Italian gambling licensed operators whose license had expired in the last months, granting an extension up to the end of 2022.
As occurred in the previous years, DLA Piper's Intellectual Property & Technology team would like to publish the predictions on the relevant changes for 2022 in the various sectors in which we operateย based on a survey run among our contacts.
With a legal design approach, we nail down in this infographic the main obligations and prohibitions arising from the obligation of the green pass certificate in the workplace in Italy as of October 15, 2021.