TAR Sicilia rules in favor of local businesses in separate legal disputes

The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Sicily has issued rulings favoring two distinct groups of local businesses in separate legal challenges against administrative measures.

In Marsala, the court annulled an anti-mafia injunction issued by the Prefecture of Trapani against an agricultural entrepreneur. The judges ruled that the Prefecture failed to respect procedural guarantees required by the anti-mafia code. Specifically, the entrepreneur was not personally notified of the proceedings regarding his individual business, as the administration had only conducted inquiries related to a separate cooperative company of which he was president.

In Favignana, the TAR of Palermo granted precautionary relief to four car rental companies operating without drivers. The companies challenged a new municipal regulation approved by the local council. The court's decision highlighted concerns regarding the limits of municipal competence in imposing new administrative registries and the lack of prior consultation with economic operators before the regulation was approved.