Who is it aimed at?

The course aims to provide advanced and refresher training, as required by current legislation, to all professionals, lawyers, and chartered accountants registered in their respective professional registers for at least three years, who wish to ensure the professional development and training of judicial administrators.

Course program

1. Seizure in the Italian legal system – 2. Types of seizure in the Code of Criminal Procedure – 3. Evidentiary seizure – 4. Conservative seizure – 5. Preventive seizure – 6. Seizures and special laws – “extended” and preventive confiscation – 7. Preventive seizure pursuant to art. 12-sexies of Legislative Decree no. 306/1992, converted into Law no. 356/92 – 8. Preventive seizure provided for by Legislative Decree no. 159 of 6 September 2011, the so-called “Anti-Mafia Code” – 9. The role of the judicial administrator – 10. The register of judicial administrators

Who are the Judicial Administrators?

Judicial Administrators are individuals appointed by the judicial authority to safeguard and manage assets seized and confiscated pursuant to art. 35 of Legislative Decree 159/2011, art. 104-bis of Legislative Decree 181/2011, and art.

271/1989, as well as any other legal provision expressly referring to them. The Register is established by the Ministry of Justice, which is the data controller, and is divided into two sections: the ordinary section and the business management experts section, which also requires registration in the ordinary section of the Register. Registration in the Register of Judicial Administrators is possible for those who, having been registered for at least five years in the professional register of chartered accountants or lawyers, have effectively carried out the activity of custody, administration, and conservation of seized assets.

Training obligations

Judicial Administrators wishing to maintain this qualification must submit to the Ministry of Justice a declaration of having successfully completed the second-level postgraduate training courses in business management or corporate crisis management as required by Article 3, paragraph 3, of Legislative Decree No. 14/2010, and in particular the courses required by Article 3, paragraph 8, of Decree No. 509 of the Ministry of Universities and Scientific and Technological Research of 3 November 1999 ("Regulation Containing Rules Concerning the Teaching Autonomy of Universities"), as amended. They must attend the refresher course, which requires at least 16 hours, within two years.

Reference legislation

Legislative Decree 14/2010 - Establishment of the Register of Judicial Administrators - criteria and procedures for registration in the Register of Administrators.

Ministerial Decree No. 160/2013 - Regulation containing provisions regarding registration in the Register of Judicial Administrators.

Ministerial Decree of January 26, 2016 - Procedures for maintaining and accessing the Register of Directors.

Judicial Administrators who attend the course will be issued a Certificate of Attendance for the postgraduate professional training course on corporate governance or corporate crisis management. This Certificate will be sent via email to the address provided on the Registration Form. This certificate allows for continued registration in the Register of Judicial Administrators held by the Ministry of Justice.

The course has a total duration of 20 hours.