Recording of BILA webinar now available

The recoding of our webinar on the recognition and enforecability of judgments is now available via the link below:

https://druces.zoom.us/rec/share/cg0YR7qTF4rMU4iLE1ZSQ9X8CU2X3CGE1e-vu0fGs3gl9-JCNpmyHQBAEAoLye9p.pkqeMK8iucsYbJYk

Passcode: v@r3jmnD

Members can also download Avv. Passanante’s slides here.

A great thank you to our speakers Luca Passanante, Nicholas Damski and Moira Nardoni for the excellent presentation.

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2021 BILA events announced

For 2021 BILA is organising a series of webinars and social events, including:

  • a webinar on the topic of recognition and enforceability of judgments - comparative review (UK and Italy) on 19 April 2021 (details of this event are available on the Events page;

  • a webinar on wills and cross-border estates (update on English and Italian Law) on 17 May (provisional date). Further details will be circulated shortly;

  • a webinar on arbitration and ADR with Hugh Mercer on 16 June;

  • a (Zoom) social event with a guest chef on w/c 12 July; and

  • a webinar on Brexit’s impact on cross-border taxation on 20 September.

Further details of the above events will be circulated shortly.

Kent University Zoom event: The Italian Community in London between the two World Wars

Virtual event on 24 March 2021 at 6.30: “The Italian Community in London between the two World Wars“ - a talk by Melanie Hughes and Nadia Ostacchi

To join this Zoom event please use the following link and details:

https://kent-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96765549109?pwd=Zk5MMjFVWkxxbWovMGdGNWRTUWJuZz09

Meeting ID: 967 6554 9109

Passcode: 319714

Please note that this is not a BILA event.

Changes to the Committee

At the AGM held on Monday 8 February the following officers were confirmed:

President: Roy Campbell

Honorary Treasurer: Francesca Rossi

Honorary Secretary: Pat Deeley

Andrew Godfrey and Ugo Tanda, who have been long standing members of the Committe, took the decision to stand down. BILA thanks them for their support and contribution to the association.

Nicola Saccardo and Beatrice de Burgh have been coopted to the Committee. BILA welcomes the two new Committee Members.

BILA AGM (via Zoom) - access details

 The Annual General Meeting of BILA for 2020 will take place on Monday, 8 February 2021 at 6.00 pm at the offices of Druces LLP, Solicitors, Salisbury House, London Wall, London EC2M 5SP.

 

NOW VIA ZOOM – coordinates follow:


https://druces.zoom.us/j/88450977993?pwd=Ni9OeTlpMTQvcWp6Y2NxaE51aTZudz09

Meeting ID: 884 5097 7993

Passcode: 004012

 

Please advise the Hon. Secretary if you have any comments to make on the below Agenda.

The Annual General Meeting of the Association will have the following Agenda:

1.             Approval of Minutes of the last AGM held on 10 February 2020

 

2.             President's Report on last year's activities and planned new activities

 

3.             Hon. Treasurer’s Report and approval of accounts

 

4.             Hon. Secretary’s report on membership

 

5.             Appointment of Officers

 

President                           _          Roy Campbell

Hon.Treasurer                   _          Francesca Rossi

Hon. Secretary                  _           Pat Deeley

 

6.             Appointment of Committee Members. At present these are:-

 

Roy Campbell, Francesca Rossi, Pat Deeley, Rocco Franco, Paul Dipré, Fabio Vitiello, Tina Villarosa, Caterina Iodice, Maria Memoli, Ugo Palazzo,  Chiara Muston, Emily Di Cesare, Suzanne Todd

 

6.1          Not seeking re-election to the Committee: Andrew Godfrey, Ugo Tanda

6.2          New Members wishing to be co-opted to the Committee: Beatrice De Burgh

 

7.             Any Other Business.

Winner of BILA Award 2020 announced

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 edition of the BILA Award is Ms Anna Pani of Pisa University.

The panel of judges were impressed by Ms Pani’s ability to cover the subject “A comparison of the concepts of domicile and residence in the UK and Italian systems” so cogently.

Ms Pani’s essay can be downloaded from the BILA Award web page.

Regrettably, because of Covid restrictions, BILA will not be holding its annual dinner in January 2021, which would otherwise have been the occasion when a formal presentation of the Award would have taken place.

Insolvency law webinar: speakers' notes and slides

Following our webinar on 2 December concerning insolvency law, our speakers have kindly provided their notes and slides. They can be downloaded by BILA members here:

Judge Giacomo Lucente:

Evolution of Italian Insolvency Law (slides)

Evolution of Italian Insolvency Law (notes)

If you have questions for Judge Lucente, please address your queries to: giacomo.lucente@giustizia.it

Lino Di Lorenzo: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

Brexit follow-up

Please click here to download a paper on Cross-border Insolvencies: Recognition and Enforcement in EU Member States from 1 January 2021 published by the Government.

Settled Status and Brexit: slides and notes of Laura Devine's webinar

On 5 October 2020 BILA hosted a webinar on Settled Status and Brexit, presented by Laura Devine and Francesca Sciberras, of the prestigious immigration boutique law firm Laura Devine Immigration (LDI).

Laura and Francesca have kindly agreed to make their presentation available to our members. Please click on the below links to download their slides and accompanying notes.

Brexit and the new points-based system PPT slides.

EU Settled Scheme briefing

Brexit briefing