Italian Solicitors in London, specialising in House Purchase and Litigation

Personal Injuries

Including Automobile Negligence; Boating Accidents; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Traumatic Brain Injury.

Wrongful Death

Workers Compensation

International Corporate Affiliates & Immigration and Naturalization Law

The Firm currently counsels US and British Companies in the establishment of businesses in Italy.

Along with all the corporate domicile related Services, incorporation of companies and registration of branches, the Firm provides consular services, guiding the individual client through citizenship acquisition and naturalization.

Commercial Litigation

We assist clients in business and commercial disputes in Court and in arbitration, mediation and conciliation contexts.

Claims For Compensation

A personal injuries case may arise when harm is suffered due to the negligence of another (car accidents are a typical cause).

Prospective claimants should be aware that the limitation period in Italy for road traffic accidents is two years from the date of the accident and the best way to interrupt the limitation period is by addressing your Claim by Recorded Delivery letter to the Defendant's Insurers.

Buying Property in Italy

The first written step in the negotiation is the offer to purchase, by which the buyer will bind himself irrevocably for the period of validity of the offer to buy the property at a particular price.

The preliminary contract of sale (called the compromesso) is the contract by which the interested parties agree in writing on the formalities of the sale, the date by which the conveyance (il rogito) must be entered into and the name of the Italian notary instructed to execute it.

The buyer who withdraws from the contract will lose what he has paid (caparra confirmatoria), and if it is the vendor who withdraws, he must pay the purchaser a sum equal to twice this 'confirmatory' deposit.

The Conveyance (il rogito) is the definitive passage of title to the property from the vendor to the buyer by a Public Document, or by a private contract authenticated by a notary for the purposes of registration.

In the case of purchase of a property from a private citizen, the buyer must pay a registration impost and a tax on entries at the land registry.

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