Italian Highest Court (Cassazione) held that no privacy objection can be raised by a notary who is requested by his Notary Association to disclose deeds he drafted and the relevant client invoices. Italian Notaries are bound to ethically cooperate with their Notary Association by disclosing the information, which is not a privacy violation.

On February 18, 2014, the Court held that Italian notaries must disclose, if requested, to her Association of pertinence the deeds she issued. Because both the notary and the Notary Association have some public authority, the exchange of data between them is allowed. The Notary Association has an inspecting power to verify the documents issued by its members, notwithstanding the notary’s client data protection concerns. See (in Italian) Cass. 3802/2014 http://www.teleconsul…

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