Practice area 06Business, Contracts and Debt Recovery

Commercial contracts, business litigation and debt recovery

The Firm assists businesses and companies with their main contractual and commercial matters, with litigation and with debt recovery, providing support both in day-to-day activity and in more complex situations.

The aim is to provide assistance that does not step in only once a dispute has arisen, but that can also contribute to preventing risk and to setting up contractual relationships correctly.

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Commercial contracts

The Firm assists companies and professionals with the drafting, review and negotiation of:

  • supply agreements
  • service agreements
  • works contracts
  • distribution agreements
  • commercial agreements
  • cooperation agreements
  • confidentiality agreements
  • settlement agreements

Particular attention is given to clauses on liability, warranties, penalties, withdrawal, termination, payment terms, jurisdiction and governing law.

Commercial litigation

The Firm assists with disputes concerning:

  • breach of contract
  • supplies and services
  • unpaid invoices
  • objections to how a service has been performed
  • termination of contracts
  • claims for damages

Debt recovery

Assistance covers:

  • formal notices and demands for payment
  • negotiation
  • repayment agreements
  • decreti ingiuntivi (Italian payment orders)
  • precetti (formal demands preceding enforcement)
  • attachments (pignoramenti)
  • enforcement proceedings

Before action is taken, the practical prospects of actually recovering the debt are also assessed as far as possible.

Trade marks and industrial property

The Firm assists with the protection of:

  • national and European trade marks
  • distinctive signs
  • designs
  • licence agreements
  • assignments
  • objections to the unauthorised use of trade marks and distinctive signs

Privacy and data protection

The Firm assists with notices on the processing of personal data, consent, appointments and mandates, relations between controllers, joint controllers and processors, review of contracts from a data protection standpoint, internal procedures and the application of the accountability principle.

Familiarity with how a business works makes it possible to approach data protection not as an isolated formality, but together with the company’s contracts and organisation.

E-commerce and Digital Activities

The Firm assists companies and professionals operating through websites, digital platforms and e-commerce systems with the preparation and review of terms and conditions, general conditions of sale, pre-contractual information, the right of withdrawal, returns policies, online sale contracts, personal data protection documents and contractual relations with customers, suppliers and platforms.

Hospitality businesses, B&Bs and guest houses

Assistance with setting up and running B&Bs, affittacamere (guest houses) and other accommodation businesses, with support on administrative procedures, dealings with the SUAP (the local one-stop office for businesses) and the competent authorities, checking the required formalities and issues connected with the business.

Request a consultation for your business

You can send a brief description of the matter and your contact details. The Firm will review your request and contact you to discuss the most appropriate form of assistance.

avv_antonella_olivieri@yahoo.itLegal assistance is available in Italian and in English.