The fourth section of the Council of State rejected the appeal presented by Codacons for the annulment of the Veneto TAR order on the nulla osta for the expansion project of the US Dal Molin base. The Council of State rejected "the request for modification, new suspension or revocation".

With sentence no.4991 of 8.7.2008, the Court of Turin accepted the requests proposed by the Ministry of the Environment against Syndial Spa (formerly Enichem), condemning it to pay the sum of approximately 1.9 billion by way of environmental damage , in relation to the diffusion in the environment, and in particular in Lake Maggiore and in the tributary courses, of chemical substances including the DDT. The sentence, even if already enforceable, is still subject to appeal. The Turin and Venice Attorneys jointly handled the defense of the administration, obtaining a brilliant result.

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court rejected the request for suspension of Circular N.16 / E of 6 March 2008 with which the Revenue Agency deems it to consider the payment bills without indication of the person in charge of the procedure delivered previously to be irregular and non-void. as of June 1, 2008 (also known as "Silent folders"). As is clear from the ordinance, the TAR accepted the lawyer's thesis about the non-provisional nature of the circular (with the consequent absolute lack of jurisdiction to know the cause).

The new business established by the Avvocatura dello Stato in 2007 reached, throughout Italy, the number of approximately 200,000 (approximately 50,000 in the Rome headquarters), with a slight decrease compared to the 215,000 of the previous year (consequent - indeed - only to the appropriate subtraction from the patronage of the Advocacy of the social security and welfare matters): in particular - and broadly speaking - 100 affairs before the community judges (where the organic nature and exclusivity of the defense of the State by its Advocacy is the logical consequence of the interconnect