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Family / Succession
The next major innovation with an impact on the notarial profession in Switzerland concerns the large-scale digitisation of the notarial profession. At present, the authentic instruments are drawn up on…
UK : Estate planning for ‘modern’ international families – view from the UK
Le concept de « famille nucléaire » traditionnelle, avec des rôles séparés pour la « mère » et le « père », est un concept désuet et isolé, et selon une récente Étude indépendante sur la…
France: Stabilisation of France’s network of conventions regarding gift tax
France has an extensive network of conventions relating to inheritance rights, with no less than 34 bilateral conventions. Only seven of these conventions also relate to gifts. Historically, an additional…
Italy: REFORM OF THE ITALIAN CIVIL LAW PROCESS – NEWS OF NOTARIAL INTEREST
Legislative Decree no. 149 of October 10, 2022, implementing Law no. 206 of November 26, 2021, with the aim of simplifying, speeding up and rationalizing the civil law process, has…
XX Congress 2023 in Lisbon (28 Sept. – 1st Oct. 2023)
This year, the various countries will celebrate the XX Annual Congress in Lisbon from 28 September to 1 October, 2023, and focus on the incapacity and the borders.
Spain: Common law partnerships
L’Espagne est divisée administrativement en 17 territoires appelés « communautés autonomes », qui dans certains cas ont des différences législatives d’un point de vue civil. Les Communautés Autonomes de Catalogne, des…
Italy: The Constitutional Court rules on children’s surnames
In its decision no. 131/2022, pronounced on 31 May 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court declared that the Italian legal system rules that automatically assign the father’s surname to a child…
Switzerland : Modernisation of the inheritance law
The modernisation of Swiss inheritance law represents a significant part of the numerous legal reforms that will come into effect on 1 January 2023. These legal reforms have been introduced because certain…
UK : Brexit and social security contributions on income from assets
United Kingdom and Brexit Situation with regard to social security contributions on income from assets. Summary table for EEA, UK and Swiss residents The French legislator requires residents of…
Portugal : Authentification of private acts through videoconferencing
On 22 July 2021, the Portuguese Council of Ministers approved a legal decree establishing a legal regime applicable to the authentication of documents and private acts through videoconferencing (“Decree”), published…